Micronutrient-Fortified Rice Can Increase Hookworm Infection Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Brechje de Gier; Maiza Campos Ponce; Marlene Perignon; Marion Fiorentino; Kuong Khov; Chhoun Chamnan; Michiel R. de Boer; Megan E. Parker; Kurt Burja; Marjoleine A. Dijkhuizen; Jacques Berger; Katja Polman; Frank T. Wieringa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145351

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Micronutrient-Fortified Rice Can Increase Hookworm Infection Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Brechje de Gier,

Affiliation Section Health and Life Sciences, Athena Institute, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Maiza Campos Ponce,

Affiliation Section Infectious Diseases, department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Marlene Perignon,

Affiliation UMR-204, NutriPass IRD-UM-SupAgro, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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Marion Fiorentino,

Affiliation UMR-204, NutriPass IRD-UM-SupAgro, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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Kuong Khov,

Affiliation Department of Fisheries Post-Harvest Technologies and Quality control, Fisheries Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Chhoun Chamnan,

Affiliation Department of Fisheries Post-Harvest Technologies and Quality control, Fisheries Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Michiel R. de Boer,

Affiliation Section Methodology and Applied Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Megan E. Parker,

Affiliation PATH, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Kurt Burja,

Affiliation United Nations World Food Programme, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
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Marjoleine A. Dijkhuizen,

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jacques Berger,

Affiliation UMR-204, NutriPass IRD-UM-SupAgro, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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Katja Polman,

Affiliations Section Infectious Diseases, department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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Frank T. Wieringa

* E-mail: franck.wieringa@ird.fr

Affiliation UMR-204, NutriPass IRD-UM-SupAgro, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Montpellier, France
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Micronutrient-Fortified Rice Can Increase Hookworm Infection Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial

Brechje de Gier,
Maiza Campos Ponce,
Marlene Perignon,
Marion Fiorentino,
Kuong Khov,
Chhoun Chamnan,
Michiel R. de Boer,
Megan E. Parker,
Kurt Burja,
Marjoleine A. Dijkhuizen

Published: January 6, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145351

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