Iatrogenic Kwashiorkor in three infants on a diet of rice beverages

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 878-879

  Diamanti, A ^a   Pedicelli, S ^a   D'Argenio, P ^a   Panetta, F ^a   Alterio, A ^a   Torre, G ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; KWASHIORKOR; LETTER; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; VOMITING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 82455166910     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01180.x     Document Type: Letter

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