Plasma free iron: a possible cause of oedema in kwashiorkor.

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Published in Arch Dis Child on January 01, 1997

Authors

A A Sive1, W S Dempster, H Malan, S Rosseau, H D Heese

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.

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