Hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides infection and polyparasitism associated with poor cognitive performance in Brazilian schoolchildren

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 994-1004

  Jardim Botelho, Anne ^a,b   Raff, Sophia ^c,d   De Ávila Rodrigues, Renato ^a   Hoffman, Heather J ^d   Diemert, David Joseph ^c,e   Corrêa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   Bethony, Jeffrey Michael ^a,c,f   Gazzinelli, Maria Flávia ^b  

^a FIOCUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascaris lumbricoides; Brazil; Cognitive function; Hookworm; Polyparasitism; School children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH STATUS; PARASITIC DISEASE; PARASITISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; MIXED INFECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH;

AMERICANINHAS; BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; VERMES;

EID: 48349139138     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02103.x     Document Type: Article

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