Serum free carnitine levels in children with recurrent pulmonary infections

Acta Paediatrica Japonica (Overseas Edition)

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 406-408

  Ergür, Ayça Törel ^a,b   Tanzer, Fatoş ^a   Çetinkaya, Öge ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yakin Apt   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Recurrent pulmonary infection

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030826413     PISSN: 03745600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03606.x     Document Type: Article

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