Bone marrow and chelatable iron in patients with protein energy malnutrition

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1410-1413

  Sive, A A ^a   Dempster, W S ^a   Rosseau, S ^a   Kelly, M ^a   Malan, H ^a   Heese, H D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; IRON;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; MARASMUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; URINE;

BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFEROXAMINE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; KWASHIORKOR; MALE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0030457825     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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