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Energy intake and resting metabolic rate in preschool Jamaican children with homozygous sickle cell disease.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jun 2002
Singhal Atul, Parker Stephany, Linsell Louise, Serjeant Graham
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A relative energy deficiency consequent to a high resting metabolic rate (RMR) may contribute to growth impairment in persons with homozygous (SS genotype) sickle cell disease (SCD). The growth deficit in SCD emerges at an early age, but few studies have addressed the adequacy of energy intake relative to RMR in young children. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to test the hypothesis that energy intake...
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