Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Nutritional Status in School-age Children from Rural Communities in Honduras

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Sanchez, Ana Lourdes ^a   Gabrie, Jose Antonio ^a   Usuanlele, Mary Theresa ^a   Rueda, Maria Mercedes ^b   Canales, Maritza ^b   Gyorkos, Theresa W ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIXED INFECTION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOIL; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; WORM EXPULSION;

EID: 84883384660     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002378     Document Type: Article

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