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Systematic review to evaluate a potential association between helminth infection and physical stunting in children

BACKGROUND: Despite considerable public health efforts over the past 20 years, childhood stunting (physical and/or cognitive) levels globally remain unacceptably high—at 22% amongst children under 5 years old in 2020. The aetiology of stunting is complex and still largely unknown. Helminths can caus...

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Autores principales: Raj, E., Calvo-Urbano, B., Heffernan, C., Halder, J., Webster, J. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9022337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35443698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05235-5