Deworming in non-pregnant adolescent girls and adult women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Tanjong Ghogomu, Elizabeth ^a   Suresh, Shalini ^a   Rayco Solon, Pura ^b   Hossain, Alomgir ^c   McGowan, Jessie ^d   Peña Rosas, Juan Pablo ^b   Welch, Vivian ^a,d  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Deworming; Haemoglobin; Non pregnant; Soil transmitted helminthiasis; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIHELMINTHIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; DRUG EFFECT; INTESTINE INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHELMINTICS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 85058874282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0859-6     Document Type: Article

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