We read with interest ‘‘Does Deworming Improve Growth and School Performance in Children?’’ (published in this issue [1]), a summary of the 2007 Cochrane systematic review by David Taylor-Robinson and colleagues. Their previous systematic review [2], published in the BMJ, has been subject to substantial criticism by various authors and institutions [3–7]. Taylor-Robinson and colleagues have now responded to these criticisms by updating the original Cochrane review to include a number of recent trials and by giving more attention to two of the previous criticisms, i.e., outcome after longer follow-up and additional analysis taking worm intensity and prevalence into account.
BT - PLoS neglected tropical diseases C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172177?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000359 IS - 1 J2 - PLoS Negl Trop Dis LA - eng N2 -We read with interest ‘‘Does Deworming Improve Growth and School Performance in Children?’’ (published in this issue [1]), a summary of the 2007 Cochrane systematic review by David Taylor-Robinson and colleagues. Their previous systematic review [2], published in the BMJ, has been subject to substantial criticism by various authors and institutions [3–7]. Taylor-Robinson and colleagues have now responded to these criticisms by updating the original Cochrane review to include a number of recent trials and by giving more attention to two of the previous criticisms, i.e., outcome after longer follow-up and additional analysis taking worm intensity and prevalence into account.
PY - 2009 EP - e359 T2 - PLoS neglected tropical diseases TI - Evidence-based policy on deworming. UR - http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0000359.PDF VL - 3 SN - 1935-2735 ER -