Kwashiorkor enigma paper Andrew Briend
The CMAM Forum releases a paper by André Briend, 'Kwashiorkor: still an enigma – the search must go on' that reviews different explanations proposed as a cause of kwashiorkor and highlights areas that deserve attention.
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Chloe Angood (). Kwashiorkor enigma paper Andrew Briend. www.ennonline.net/newsroom/kwashiorkorenigmapaper
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