Children with moderate acute malnutrition have inflammation not explained by maternal reports of illness and clinical symptoms: A cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cichon, B ^a,b   Fabiansen, C ^a   Yameogo C W ^a,c,d   Rytter, M J H ^a   Ritz, C ^a   Briend, A ^a,e   Christensen, V B ^b,f   Michaelsen, K F ^a   Oummani, R ^g   Filteau, S ^h   Ashorn, P ^e   Shepherd, S ^g   Friis, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique   (Burkina Faso)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g Alliance for International Medical Action ^*  (Senegal)

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

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Children; Inflammation; Moderate acute malnutrition; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010262605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-016-0096-0     Document Type: Article

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