The prevalence of hookworm infection, iron deficiency and anaemia in an Aboriginal community in north‐west Australia
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 166 (5) , 241-244
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140103.x
Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of hookworm infections, iron deficiency and anaemia in an Aboriginal community in the north of Western Australia. Design and setting: A cross‐sectional survey c...Keywords
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