Sustained effectiveness of weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming over 6 years in women in rural Vietnam

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Casey, Gerard J ^a   Tinh, Ta T ^b   Tien, Nong T ^b   Hanieh, Sarah ^a   Cavalli Sforza, Luca T ^c   Montresor, Antonio ^c   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE PLUS FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; SOIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIHELMINTHIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRICHURIS; VIET NAM; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHELMINTICS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019015320     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005446     Document Type: Article

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