Reduced cognitive function in children with toxocariasis in a nationally representative sample of the United States

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1159-1163

  Walsh, Michael G ^a   Haseeb, M A ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Seroepidemiology; Toxocara; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MEXICAN AMERICAN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; TOXOCARA;

EID: 84870390462     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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