Case report of 5 siblings: Malnutrition? Rickets? DiGeorge syndrome? Developmental delay?

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Cundiff, David K ^a   Harris, William ^b  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LONG BONE; MALNUTRITION; PARATHYROID GLAND; PEDIATRICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; RAW FOOD; RICKETS; SIBLING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; ENERGY INTAKE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; RICKETS;

EID: 33646451349     PISSN: 14752891     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-5-1     Document Type: Article

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