Environmental enteropathy: an old clinical conundrum with new diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities.

Am J Clin Nutr

Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Mass General Brigham - Harvard Medical School, Boston MA (USA); Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston MA (USA); European Bimedical Research Institute of Salerno (Italy). Electronic address:

Published: September 2024

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