Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations. In Sri Lanka, Ascaris infections and low nutritional status still persist in the plantation sect...

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Autores principales: Galgamuwa, Lahiru Sandaruwan, Iddawela, Devika, Dharmaratne, Samath D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-0984-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29370780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-0984-3

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