Kwashiorkor is still not fully understood

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 910-911

  Krawinkel, Michael ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

DISEASE PREVALENCE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KWASHIORKOR; PATHOGENESIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; KWASHIORKOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0345743612     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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