| Literature DB >> 16690697 |
R Shroff1, R Hignett, C Pierce, S Marks, W van't Hoff.
Abstract
We describe five babies, who were exclusively breast fed, with life-threatening complications of hypernatraemic dehydration secondary to inadequate breast feeding. An increased awareness among health professionals is required so that this potentially devastating condition can be prevented.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16690697 PMCID: PMC2083010 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.095497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791