Antioxidants for children with kwashiorkor

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7500, 2005, Pages 1095-1096

  Fuchs, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KWASHIORKOR; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; NOTE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHILD; HUMANS; KWASHIORKOR;

EID: 18744404518     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1095     Document Type: Editorial

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