Age-related association of small intestinal mucosal enteropathy with nutritional status in rural Gambian children

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 499-505

  Campbell, David I ^a,c   Lunn, Peter G ^a,b   Elia, Marinos ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteropathy; Growth; Intestinal permeability; The Gambia; Tropical

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; MANNITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDER; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL VALUE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SUGAR TRANSPORT; TROPICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036848828     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2002697     Document Type: Article

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