Global Update: Hookworm Infection Linked to Anemia Among Pregnant Women in Africa
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
A quarter to a third of all pregnant women on the subcontinent are infected with hookworm, a new analysis suggests.
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