Ascariasis and protein energy malnutrition among schoolchildren of Monteclaro Elementary School, Miag-ao, Iloilo.
Ascaris infections lead to malnutrition and poor cognitive development especially to children aged 5-15 years of age. In the Philippines, protein-energy malnutrition is one of ten leading causes of child mortality. Ascariasis and the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition and relate it to the dem...
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| Language: | English |
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2008.
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