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Marasmus - 1985
Dr Wilfred J. Pearson writing for the first volume of this Journal in 1925 defined marasmus (Greek: marasmos, wasting) as 'a chronic state of malnutrition of a severe grade' but pointed out that 'we must retain the conception ofcases varying in severity from those who simply show an insufficient gain or stationary weight with few systemic changes, to the most extreme form which is merely the en...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.61.720.915