Lactic acidosis and oxygen debt in African children with severe anaemia.
A syndrome of severe anaemia (Hb < or = 5 g/dl), particularly severe malarial anaemia (SMA), remains a major cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesized that the lactic acidosis which identifies those at the greatest risk of death often represents an oxygen debt incurr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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