The Effect of Deworming on Growth in One-Year-Old Children Living in a Soil-Transmitted Helminth-Endemic Area of Peru: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The World Health Organization recommends starting population-based deworming interventions as of 12 months of age where intestinal worm infection is common; however, little is known about the benefits in early preschool-age children. We conducted a clinical trial to determine the effect of deworming...

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Main Authors: Joseph, Serene A., Casapía, Martín, Montresor, Antonio, Rahme, Elham, Ward, Brian J., Marquis, Grace S., Pezo, Lidsky, Blouin, Brittany, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Gyorkos, Theresa W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4591279/