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Anaemia in developing countries
Mass iron treatment is cheaper than routine deworming
BMJ 2007; 334 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39234.444259.3A (Published 07 June 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:1180
- Shailendra Kapoor, resident physician
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Schaumburg, IL, 60195, USA
- shailendrakapoor{at}yahoo.com
Gulani et al say that routine administration of intestinal anthelmintic agents results in a marginal increase in haemoglobin (1.71 g/l).1 What needs to be considered is whether this approach of mass anthelmintic therapy …
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