Carbohydrate malabsorption in acutely malnourished children and infants: A systematic review

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 48-58

  Kvissberg, Matilda A ^a   Dalvi, Prasad S ^b   Kerac, Marko ^c   Voskuijl, Wieger ^d   Berkley, James A ^e,f   Priebe, Marion G ^a   Bandsma, Robert H J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate malabsorption; Disaccharidase deficiency; F 75; Lactose intolerance; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; DIARRHEA; EMBASE; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; INFANT; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LACTOSE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DIARRHEA; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84960103278     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv058     Document Type: Article

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