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Effect of kwashiorkor on the cardiovascular system

Archives of Disease in Childhood, Volume 63, No. 11, Year 1988

In kwashiorkor the heart is clinically and radiologically small. This study utilises echocardiography, a tool not previously used in this disease, to show that this is due to decreased muscle mass.

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Citations: 35
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi: 10.1136/adc.63.11.1359
ISSN: 00039888
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases

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