Prevalence of aflatoxins in blood and urine of Egyptian infants with protein-energy malnutrion

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Hatem, Nadia L ^a   Hassab, Hoda M A ^a,c   Abd Al Rahman, Ehsan M ^a   El Deeb, Sami A ^b   El Sayed Ahmed, Rania L ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Kwashiorkor; Marasmus

Indexed keywords

CHILD; MALNUTRITION; TOXIN;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS;

EID: 17144420463     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650502600106     Document Type: Article

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