Controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis in pre-school-age children through preventive chemotherapy.

• Główni autorzy: Marco Albonico (Autor), Henrietta Allen (Autor), Lester Chitsulo (Autor), Dirk Engels (Autor), Albis-Francesco Gabrielli (Autor), Lorenzo Savioli (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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Pre-school age children account for 10%-20% of the 2 billion people worldwide who are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs): Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), and Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms). Through a systematic review of the publis...