The nutritional impacts of soil-transmitted helminths infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in rural Malaysia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections, anaemia and malnutrition are major public health problems in school-age children in developing countries. This study was conducted on 289 Orang Asli (aboriginal) schoolchildren in order to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/119 |