Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children

Chengfang Liu; Renfu Luo; Hongmei Yi; Linxiu Zhang; Shaoping Li; Yunli Bai; Alexis Medina; Scott Rozelle; Scott Smith; Guofei Wang; Jujun Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003877

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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children

Chengfang Liu,

Affiliation Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Renfu Luo ,

* E-mail: luorf.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn

Affiliation Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hongmei Yi,

Affiliation Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Linxiu Zhang,

Affiliation Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Shaoping Li,

Affiliations Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yunli Bai,

Affiliations Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Alexis Medina,

Affiliation Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Scott Rozelle,

Affiliation Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Scott Smith,

Affiliation Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Guofei Wang,

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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Jujun Wang

Affiliation National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children

Chengfang Liu,
Renfu Luo,
Hongmei Yi,
Linxiu Zhang,
Shaoping Li,
Yunli Bai,
Alexis Medina,
Scott Rozelle,
Scott Smith,
Guofei Wang

Published: June 25, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003877

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