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. 2017 Jun 8;11(6):e0005481.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005481. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Should the WHO withdraw support for mass deworming?

Kevin Croke  1   2 , Joan Hamory Hicks  3 , Eric Hsu  4 , Michael Kremer  5 , Edward Miguel  4
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Should the WHO withdraw support for mass deworming?

Kevin Croke et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Michael Kremer declares that he is a former board member of Deworm the World, a United States non-profit organization. He has received no funding from Deworm the World. He is also a part-time employee of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which financially supports deworming activities. This paper was written in his academic capacity and USAID had no influence over the writing of this paper.

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