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Regional variation in Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infections by age cohort and sex: effects of market integration among the indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador

BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection peaks during childhood and varies by sex. The impact of market integration (MI) (increasing production for and consumption from a market-based economy) on these infection patterns, however, is unclear. In this study, STH infection is examined by...

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Autores principales: Gildner, Theresa E., Cepon-Robins, Tara J., Liebert, Melissa A., Urlacher, Samuel S., Madimenos, Felicia C., Snodgrass, J. Josh, Sugiyama, Lawrence S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27884213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-016-0118-2