Antioxidants for children with kwashiorkor
- PMID: 15891206
- PMCID: PMC557874
- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1095
Antioxidants for children with kwashiorkor
Comment on
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Antioxidant supplementation for the prevention of kwashiorkor in Malawian children: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial.BMJ. 2005 May 14;330(7500):1109. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38427.404259.8F. Epub 2005 Apr 25. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15851401 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
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