Effect on school attendance and performance of iron and multiple micronutrients as adjunct to drug treatment of Schistosoma-infected anemic schoolchildren

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Ayoya, Mohamed Ag ^a   Spiekermann Brouwer, Gerburg Maria ^b   Traoré, Abdel Kader ^c   Garza, Cutberto ^d  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Dept Epidemiol of Parasitic Dis   (Mali)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mali; Schistosomiasis; School attendance; School performance

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; FLATWORM; IRON; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRACE ELEMENT; URINE;

MALI;

EID: 84873624156     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300403     Document Type: Article

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