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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Its Association with Anemia and Zinc Deficiency among Women in Nghe An Province, Vietnam

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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Its Association with Anemia and Zinc Deficiency among Women in Nghe An Province, Vietnam

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THI TRAN K-A, CAO B-L, QUE A-T, LE T-A. Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection and Its Association with Anemia and Zinc Deficiency among Women in Nghe An Province, Vietnam. Iran J Parasitol. 2019;14(1):180-182.