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SUBMITTER: Garzon M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garzón Marisol M Pereira-da-Silva Luís L Pereira-da-Silva Luís L Pereira-da-Silva Luís L Seixas Jorge J Papoila Ana Luísa AL Alves Marta M
International journal of environmental research and public health 20180405 4
The associations between enteric pathogenic parasites and growth in infants in São Tomé were explored using a refined anthropometric approach to recognize early growth faltering. A birth cohort study was conducted with follow-up to 24 months of age. Microscopic examination for protozoa and soil-transmitted helminths was performed. Anthropometric assessments included: z-scores for weight-for-length (WLZ), length-for-age (LAZ), weight (WAVZ) and length velocities (LAVZ), length-for-age difference ...[more]