Immune recovery of malnourished children takes longer than nutritional recovery: Implications for treatment and discharge

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 304-307

  Chevalier, P ^a   Sevilla, R ^b   Sejas, E ^b   Zalles, L ^b   Belmonte, G ^b   Parent, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOLIVIA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIET THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; THYMUS;

EID: 0031720971     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/44.5.304     Document Type: Article

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