Impact of iron supplementation on schistosomiasis control in Zambian School children in a highly endemic area

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-18

  Mwanakasale, Victor ^a,e   Siziya, Seter ^b   Mwansa, James ^c   Koukounari, Artemis ^d   Fenwick, Alan ^d  

^a TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Tropical Diseases Research Centre   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 70350093757     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v21i1.10982     Document Type: Article

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