Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil Crescimento linear e infecções parasitárias intestinais em pré-escolares matriculados em creches filantrópicas de Salvador, Nordeste do Brasil

Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil Crescimento linear e infecções parasitárias intestinais em pré-escolares matriculados em creches filantrópicas de Salvador, Nordeste do Brasil

Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L. Lander, Alastair G. Lander, Lisa Houghton, Sheila M. Williams, Hugo Costa-Ribeiro, Daniel L. Barreto, Angela P. Mattos, Rosalind S Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2012-11-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Pré-Escolar
Creches
Parasitos
Enteropatias Parasitárias
Preschool Child
Child Day Care Centers
Parasites
Parasitic Intestinal Diseases
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