Hypo-phosphataemia in children under five years with kwashiorkor and marasmic kwashiorkor

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 330-336

  Kimutai, D ^a   Maleche Obimbo, E ^b   Kamenwa, R ^c   Murila, F ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INFANT; KENYA; KWASHIORKOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; KWASHIORKOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952353904     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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