Schistosomiasis japonica, anemia, and iron status in children, adolescents, and young adults in Leyte, Philippines 1.

Leenstra, Tjalling; Acosta, Luz P; Langdon, Gretchen C; Manalo, Daria L; Su, Li; Olveda, Remigio M; McGarvey, Stephen T; Kurtis, Jonathan D; Friedman, Jennifer F

Leenstra, Tjalling; Acosta, Luz P; Langdon, Gretchen C; Manalo, Daria L; Su, Li; Olveda, Remigio M; McGarvey, Stephen T; Kurtis, Jonathan D; Friedman, Jennifer F.

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Leenstra T; International Health Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA. tjalling_leenstra@brown.edu

Am J Clin Nutr ; 83(2): 371-9, 2006 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16469997

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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/epidemiology; Anemia/epidemiology; Hemoglobins/analysis; Schistosomiasis japonica/complications; Adolescent; Adult; Anemia/blood; Anemia/parasitology; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/blood; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/parasitology; Child; Confidence Intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Endemic Diseases; Feces/parasitology; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Odds Ratio; Parasite Egg Count; Philippines/epidemiology; Receptors, Transferrin/blood; Risk Factors; Schistosomiasis japonica/blood; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Social Class

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schistosomiasis japonica / Hemoglobins / Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Anemia Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Year: 2006 Type: Article

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