The epidemiology of hookworm infection and its contribution to anaemia among pre-school children on the Kenyan coast.
Intestinal nematode infections are recognized as a major public health problem, and helminth control is currently being directed towards school-aged children who are known to harbour the heaviest infections and are most likely to suffer from associated morbidity. However, few data are available for...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1999
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