Deworming and development: asking the right questions, asking the questions right
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- PMCID: PMC2627944
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000362
Deworming and development: asking the right questions, asking the questions right
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare that no competing interests exist.
Comment on
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Does deworming improve growth and school performance in children?PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009;3(1):e358. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000358. Epub 2009 Jan 27. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009. PMID: 19172183 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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