Association between anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, neglected parasitic infections and socioeconomic factors in rural children of West Malaysia.

• Hauptverfasser: Romano Ngui (Verfasst von), Yvonne Ai Lian Lim (Verfasst von), Liam Chong Kin (Verfasst von), Chow Sek Chuen (Verfasst von), Shukri Jaffar (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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BACKGROUND: Given that micronutrient deficiency, neglected intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) and poor socioeconomic status are closely linked, we conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the relationship between IPIs and nutritional status of children living in remote and rural areas in West...