Central somatosensory conduction time in severely growth-stunted children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-96

  Hesse, Heike ^a   Rivera, Maria Felix ^b   De Díaz, Ivette ^b   Quirk, Gregory J ^b  

^a NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Central conduction time; Children; Malnutrition; Myelin; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Somatosensory tracts; Stunted growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0031964931     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.1.93     Document Type: Article

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