Association between severe acute malnutrition in childhood and hematological disorders in adulthood: the Lwiro follow-up study in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abstract Background Despite growing evidence on the short-term deleterious effects of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in childhood on hematopoiesis, little is known about the long-term hematological effects of SAM in low-income countries (LICs). Our study explored the association between childhood S...
Main Authors: | Aline Bedha, Tony Shindano, Michel P. Hermans, Violaine Havelange, Samuel Makali, Jimmy Minani, Gaylord Ngaboyeka, Edwige Kunaba, Philippe Donnen, Michelle Dramaix, Ghislain Bisimwa, Pacifique Mwene-Batu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | BMC Nutrition |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-023-00783-0 |
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