Effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in Yunnan, China: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

There is considerable debate on the health impacts of soil-transmitted helminth infections. We assessed effects of deworming on physical fitness and strength of children in an area in Yunnan, People's Republic of China, where soil-transmitted helminthiasis is highly endemic.The double-blind, ra...

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Main Authors: Peiling Yap, Fang-Wei Wu, Zun-Wei Du, Jan Hattendorf, Ran Chen, Jin-Yong Jiang, Susi Kriemler, Stefanie J Krauth, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Steinmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4091871?pdf=render