Intestinal nematode infection and anaemia in developing countries

Editorial

Shally Awasthi et al. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 May 26;334(7603):1065-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39211.572905.80.

Abstract

Deworming and iron supplementation are cheap and effective

Competing interests: None declared.

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