Sweat test results in children with primary protein energy malnutrition

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-245

  Yiǧit, Hakan ^a   Selimoǧlu, Mukadder Ayşe ^a,b   Altinkaynak, Sevin ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Macroduct conductivity system; Protein energy malnutrition (PEM); Sweat test

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARASMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; STUNTING SYNDROME; SWEAT TEST; WASTING SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SWEAT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORIDES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REFERENCE VALUES; SWEAT;

EID: 4644272702     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200309000-00007     Document Type: Article

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