Risk Factors and Relationship Between Intestinal Parasites and the Growth Retardation and Psychomotor Development Delays of Children in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that the presence of either malnutrition or intestinal parasites may put a child in a high-risk group for developmental delays and growth retardation. Therefore, public health interventions can embrace nationwide deworming in children. PMID: 26809913 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26809913?dopt=Abstract

Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology - December 1, 2015 Category: Parasitology Authors: Yentur Doni N, Yildiz Zeyrek F, Simsek Z, Gurses G, Sahin İ Tags: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Source Type: research