Diet and kwashiorkor: a prospective study from rural DR Congo

The etiology of kwashiorkor remains enigmatic and longitudinal studies examining potential causes of kwashiorkor are scarce. Using historical, longitudinal study data from the rural area of Bwamanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, we investigated the potential causal association between diet and the...

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Main Authors: Hallgeir Kismul, Jan Van den Broeck, Torleif Markussen Lunde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/350.pdf