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Malaria and Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor Associated with Low Levels of Parasitaemia

BACKGROUND: The relationship between protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and malaria is controversial. While most studies demonstrate that PEM is associated with greater malaria morbidity, some indicate that PEM may in fact have a protective effect. PEM is differentiated into three subgroups: kwashior...

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Autores principales: Fevang, Per, Havemann, Kirsten, Fevang, Børre, Høstmark, Arne T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6247571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7153173