Relationship between carotid intima media thickness and helminth infections on Flores Island, Indonesia.

Relationship between carotid intima media thickness and helminth infections on Flores Island, Indonesia.

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association between helminth infections and atherosclerosis.<h4>Background</h4>Chronic helminth infection, which can lead to poor nutritional status and anti-inflammatory response, might protect against the development of atherosclerosis.<h...

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Main Authors: Aprilianto Eddy Wiria, Linda J Wammes, Firdaus Hamid, Olaf M Dekkers, Margaretta A Prasetyani, Linda May, Maria M M Kaisar, Jaco J Verweij, Jouke T Tamsma, Felix Partono, Erliyani Sartono, Taniawati Supali, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Johannes W A Smit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23365679/pdf/?tool=EBI

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