The effect of deworming school children on anemia prevalence: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Nursing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 155-161

  Girum, Tadele ^a   Wasie, Abebaw ^a  

^a WOLKITE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Anemia; Deworming; Haemoglobin; Parasite infection; School health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053079248     PISSN: 18744346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601812010155     Document Type: Review

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