Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection—A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ezeamama, Amara E ^a,b   Bustinduy, Amaya L ^c   Nkwata, Allan K ^b   Martinez, Leonardo ^b   Pabalan, Noel ^d   Boivin, Michael J ^a   King, Charles H ^e  

^a Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION   (Philippines)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING TEST; MEMORY TEST; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CHILD; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COMPLICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SCHISTOSOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY; MEMORY AND LEARNING TESTS; MEMORY DISORDERS; PRAZIQUANTEL; REACTION TIME; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 85041274086     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005524     Document Type: Article

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