Effect of sanitation on soil-transmitted helminth infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
<h4>Background</h4>In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (i.e., repeated administration of anthelmintic drugs to at-risk populations) is the main strategy to control morb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22291577/pdf/?tool=EBI |