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Associations between selective attention and soil-transmitted helminth infections, socioeconomic status, and physical fitness in disadvantaged children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: An observational study

BACKGROUND: Socioeconomically deprived children are at increased risk of ill-health associated with sedentary behavior, malnutrition, and helminth infection. The resulting reduced physical fitness, growth retardation, and impaired cognitive abilities may impede children’s capacity to pay attention....

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Autores principales: Gall, Stefanie, Müller, Ivan, Walter, Cheryl, Seelig, Harald, Steenkamp, Liana, Pühse, Uwe, du Randt, Rosa, Smith, Danielle, Adams, Larissa, Nqweniso, Siphesihle, Yap, Peiling, Ludyga, Sebastian, Steinmann, Peter, Utzinger, Jürg, Gerber, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28481890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005573