Elimination of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Soil Transmitted Helminth Infection: Evidence from a Fifty-four Month Iron-Folic Acid and De-worming Program

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Casey, Gerard J ^a   Montresor, Antonio ^b   Cavalli Sforza, Luca T ^b   Thu, Hoang ^c   Phu, Luong B ^c   Tinh, Ta T ^d   Tien, Nong T ^d   Phuc, Tran Q ^d   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Centre of Malariology Parasitology and Entomology   (Viet Nam)

^d National Institute of Malariology Parasitology and Entomology Hanoi   (Viet Nam)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRICHURIASIS; WORM EXPULSION;

EID: 84876822279     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002146     Document Type: Article

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