Detection of early protein-calorie malnutrition (pre-kwashiorkor) in population groups
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Detection of early protein-calorie malnutrition (pre-kwashiorkor) in population groups.
I. The heights and weights and the serum total protein concentration and ratio of nonessential to essential amino acids (NEA: EA ratio) were determined in twenty-six Indian children, aged from 1.5 to 5 years, suffering from early protein-calorie malnutrition (prekwashiorkor children). 2. The heights and weights of the majority of the children approximated to 75-85 % of the values for normal Ind...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Nutrition
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0007-1145,1475-2662
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19710009