Pellagra in a woman using alternative remedies

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-44

  Wood, Blair ^a   Rademaker, Marius ^b   Oakley, Amanda ^c   Wallace, Janelle ^a  

^a WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b Nutrition Services Health Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c Waikato District Health Board   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eating disorder; Kombucha elixir; Manchurian tea; Niacin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NICOTINAMIDE; ZINC;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PELLAGRA; PHOTODERMATOSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031978439     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01241.x     Document Type: Article

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