THE PLASMA AMINOGRAM IN KWASHIORKOR

L. EMMETT HOLT; Selma E. Snyderman; Patricia M. Norton; Ellen Roitman; Janet Finch

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(63)90734-7

THE PLASMA AMINOGRAM IN KWASHIORKOR

L. EMMETT HOLT
, Selma E. Snyderman
, Patricia M. Norton
, Ellen Roitman
, Janet Finch

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1343-1348
Number of pages	6
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	282
Issue number	7322
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(63)90734-7
State	Published - 28 Dec 1963
Externally published	Yes

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