High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia.

High malnutrition rate in Venezuelan Yanomami compared to Warao Amerindians and Creoles: significant associations with intestinal parasites and anemia.

BACKGROUND:Children in rural areas experience the interrelated problems of poor growth, anemia and parasitic infections. We investigated the prevalence of and associations between intestinal helminth and protozoan infections, malnutrition and anemia in school-age Venezuelan children. METHODS:This cr...

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Main Authors: Lilly M Verhagen, Renzo N Incani, Carolina R Franco, Alejandra Ugarte, Yeneska Cadenas, Carmen I Sierra Ruiz, Peter W M Hermans, Denise Hoek, Maiza Campos Ponce, Jacobus H de Waard, Elena Pinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3797096?pdf=render

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