Cognitive deficits and educational loss in children with schistosome infection-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

By means of meta-analysis of information from all relevant epidemiologic studies, we examined the hypothesis that Schistosoma infection in school-aged children (SAC) is associated with educational loss and cognitive deficits.This review was prospectively registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42016...

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Main Authors: Amara E Ezeamama, Amaya L Bustinduy, Allan K Nkwata, Leonardo Martinez, Noel Pabalan, Michael J Boivin, Charles H King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5766129?pdf=render