Parasitism in Children Aged Three Years and Under: Relationship between Infection and Growth in Rural Coastal Kenya.
BACKGROUND:Parasitic infections, which are among the most common infections worldwide, disproportionately affect children; however, little is known about the impact of parasitic disease on growth in very early childhood. Our objective was to document the prevalence of parasitic infections and examin...
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Main Authors: | A Desiree LaBeaud (Author), Monica Nayakwadi Singer (Author), Maxim McKibben (Author), Peter Mungai (Author), Eric M Muchiri (Author), Elisabeth McKibben (Author), Ginny Gildengorin (Author), Laura J Sutherland (Author), Charles H King (Author), Christopher L King (Author), Indu Malhotra (Author) |
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2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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