Antihelminthics in pregnancy and maternal, newborn and child health

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 223-238

  Imhoff Kunsch, Beth ^a   Briggs, Virginia ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; Antihelminthics; helminth infection; maternal and child health; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANEMIA; ASCARIASIS; CHILD HEALTH; DRUG EFFECT; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRICHURIASIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863097060     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01280.x     Document Type: Review

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