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Paediatr Indones. 1991 May-Jun;31(5):141-4.

Nutritional status in childhood thalassaemia at the Department of Child Health University of North Sumatera Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan.

Paediatrica Indonesiana

I F Loebis, S Sinulingga, A Sutjipto

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  1. Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of North Sumatera, Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan.

PMID: 1896195

Abstract

A-10 year (June 1979 to May 1989) study on the nutritional status of children with thalassaemia was done. The number of patients was 131; 75 (57.25%) were males and 56 (42.75%) females. A study on nutritional status by the age group was performed in 123 cases at the first diagnosis. The incidence of malnourished children over 1 year of age was significantly higher than in below 1 year of age cases (p less than 0.05).

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