Geophagy and its association with geohelminth infection in rural schoolchildren from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on December 11, 2002

Authors

Elmar Saathoff1, Annette Olsen, Jane D Kvalsvig, P Wenzel Geissler

Author Affiliations

1: Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Allé 1 D, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark. elmarsaathoff@compuserve.de

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