The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S100-S106 , November 2006

Mucosal immunity in severely malnourished gambian children

Presented as part of a symposium recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Nutrition Grants Program held June 7-8, 2005 at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Juan Antonio Solon, MD, MSc, DTM&H
    • ,
  • Gareth Morgan, MD, FRCPCH
    • ,
  • Andrew Prentice, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrew Prentice, PhD, MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT

Received 14 April 2006 ,Accepted 1 June 2006.

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 Supported by the Medical Research Council and a Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson “Freedom to Discover” Award.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00620-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.060

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S100-S106 , November 2006

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