Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Amara E Ezeamama (Author), Amaya L Bustinduy (Author), Allan K Nkwata (Author), Leonardo Martinez (Author), Noel Pabalan (Author), Michael J Boivin (Author), Charles H King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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By means of meta-analysis of information from all relevant epidemiologic studies, we examined the hypothesis that Schistosoma infection in school-aged children (SAC) is associated with educational loss and cognitive deficits.This review was prospectively registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42016...