We are privileged to be able to present this article to our readers. The author had sent us the manuscript and when we reviewed it we felt that the information was textbook in nature and very current. We found out later that the information is also published in the Handbook forPediatric Nutzition, Queen Samour P, and Lang C, eds., Gaithersburg, Md: Aspen Publishers, Inc; 1992. We urge you to read the article; it gives the most current clinical data and suggestions for the management of this serious condition, which affects a large number of American children.
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