Complexities and Perplexities: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection-Related Morbidity.

• Main Authors: Suzy J Campbell (Author), Susana V Nery (Author), Suhail A Doi (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Ricardo J Soares Magalhães (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Rebecca J Traub (Author), Ross M Andrews (Author), Archie C A Clements (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
• Online dostop: Connect to this object online.

BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) have acute and chronic manifestations, and can result in lifetime morbidity. Disease burden is difficult to quantify, yet quantitative evidence is required to justify large-scale deworming programmes. A recent Cochrane systematic review, which influences G...