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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
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August 22, 2012
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Chronic infection with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) causes malabsorption, stunting, and wasting in the growing child. Hence, it is plausible that these infections also reduce the physical fitness of children. Here, we visualize two techniques for the diagnosis of STHs and the 20-meter shuttle run test for assessing children's physical fitness.
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Yap, P., Fürst, T., Müller, I., Kriemler, S., Utzinger, J., Steinmann, P. Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children. J. Vis. Exp. (66), e3966, doi:10.3791/3966 (2012).
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