Soil-transmitted helminths in China
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths: The Neglected Parasites
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003643.].
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BACKGROUND Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect more than two out of every five schoolchildren in the poorest regions of rural China, an alarmingly high prevalence rate given the low cost and wide availability of safe and effective deworming treatment. Understanding of local knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding STH infection in rural China has until now, been sparse, altho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00373-4