Micronutrient Supplementation and Deworming in Children with Geohelminth Infections

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Rajagopal, Selvi ^a   Hotez, Peter J ^a,b   Bundy, Donald A P ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BETA CAROTENE; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN CLEARANCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84929354064     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002920     Document Type: Article

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