Measuring fitness of Kenyan children with polyparasitic infections using the 20-meter shuttle run test as a morbidity metric.

• Main Authors: Amaya L Bustinduy (Author), Charles L Thomas (Author), Justin J Fiutem (Author), Isabel M Parraga (Author), Peter L Mungai (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), Francis Mutuku (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Charles H King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To date, there has been no standardized approach to the assessment of aerobic fitness among children who harbor parasites. In quantifying the disability associated with individual or multiple chronic infections, accurate measures of physical fitness are important metrics. This is because exercise in...