Physical Efficiency in Hookworm Infection
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For a long time it has been known that hookworm infection causes loss of physical and mental efficiency in the persons affected. The degree of this loss has been supposed to depend upon the number of worms harboured in the system. Recent work on the subject, however, shows that there is a wide difference of opinion amongst workers. For instance Strong (1916) investigating the effects of hookworm disease
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دوره 62 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016