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Article Title
Hookworm Infection and Childhood Growth: A Critical Narrative Review of Body Mass Index, Height Standard Deviation Scores, Growth Velocity and the Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Axis in Normal-weight and Underweight Children
Authored by
Ashraf T. Soliman
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Fawzia Alyafei
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Nada Alaaraj
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Noor Hamed
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Shayma Ahmed
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Khaled A. Siddiq
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammed Qusad
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed Alkalaf
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.