Childhood malnutrition: Toward an understanding of infections, inflammation, and antimicrobials
Kelsey D. Jones, Johnstone Thitiri, Moses Ngari, James A. Berkley;Kelsey D. Jones;Johnstone Thitiri;Moses Ngari;James A. Berkley;
food and nutrition bulletin2014Vol. 35pp. S64-
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berkley2014foodchildhood
Abstract
Undernutrition in childhood is estimated to cause 3.1 million child deaths annually through a potentiating effect on common infectious diseases, such as pneumonia and diarrhea. In turn, overt and subclinical infections, and inflammation, especially in ...