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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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdulhamid, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Al-Adhroey Abdulelah H, Ithoi Init, Abdulsalam Awatif M, Surin Johari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/119