Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in Malnourished Children

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  2014

• Venue

  Pediatrics

• Publication date

  2014-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1542/peds.2013-2112PMID 24446443
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