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Marasmus
Known as:
Nutritional atrophy
, Nutritional marasmus
, athrepsia
National Institutes of Health
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Kwashiorkor
Broader (3)
Malnutrition
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
severe malnutrition
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2010
2010
PROXIMATE , PHYTOCHEMICAL AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITIONS OF SOME FRUITS , SEEDS AND LEAVES OF SOME PLANT SPECIES AT UMUDIKE
C. DikeM.
2010
Corpus ID: 21747306
Proximate, phytochemical and nutrient compositions of fruits, seeds and leaves of some plant species were studied at the…
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1977
1977
Infection and the development of kwashiorkor and marasmus in Africa.
R. Whitehead
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1977
Corpus ID: 2644760
Infection, particularly gastroenteritis and malaria, can have a profound effect on the development of both growth faltering and…
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1976
1976
Decreased interferon production by leukocytes in marasmus.
L. Schlesinger
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A. Ohlbaum
,
L. Grez
,
A. Stekel
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1976
Corpus ID: 37060758
Interferon production by leukocytes in culture was investigated in nine severely marasmic infants and 31 well-nourished controls…
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
World trends in infant feeding.
D. Jelliffe
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1976
Corpus ID: 4494307
Analysis of the dyadic nature (nutritional, psychological, and biological interaction between mother and infant with each…
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Serum albumin and transferrin protein-energy malnutrition. Their use in the assessment of marginal undernutrition and the prognosis of severe undernutrition.
P. Reeds
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A. A. Laditan
British Journal of Nutrition
1976
Corpus ID: 30246292
1. Deficits in weight- and length-for-age, and serum albumin and transferrin concentrations were determined for children who were…
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1968
Highly Cited
1968
Plasma cortisol levels in protein-calorie malnutrition.
K. J. Rao
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S. G. Srikantia
,
C. Gopalan
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1968
Corpus ID: 20043084
The two clinical syndromes of protein-calorie malnutrition-kwashiorkor and marasmus, have been widely studied. Striking…
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1967
1967
Biochemical tests in differential diagnosis of protein and calorie deficiencies.
R. Whitehead
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1967
Corpus ID: 27748590
plasma amino acid
Review
1966
Review
1966
KWASHIORKOR AND MARASMUS
L. Taitz
1966
Corpus ID: 73253869
To the Editor : The paper of Jayo Rao in the November issue of theJournal( 110 :519-522, 1965) has stimulated me to review some…
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1963
1963
Anaemias of Marasmus and Kwashiorkor in Kenya
A. Kondi
,
L. MacDougall
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H. Foy
,
S. Mehta
,
V. Mbaya
Archives of Disease in Childhood
1963
Corpus ID: 26440712
The purpose of these investigations is to describe the incidence and type of anaemia in marasmus and kwashiorkor, its aetiology…
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1961
1961
Pure Red-cell Aplasia in Marasmus and Kwashiorkor Treated with Riboflavine*
H. Foy
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A. Kondi
,
L. MacDougall
British medical journal
1961
Corpus ID: 20495914
Friou G. J., Finch, S. C., and Detre, K. D. (1957). Fed. Proc., 16, 413. (1958). J. Immunol., 80, 324. Good, R. A. (1960). In…
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