Ankle clonus and thiocyanate, linamarin, and inorganic sulphate excretion in school children in communities with konzo, Mozambique

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-142

  Cliff, Julie ^a,d   Nicala, D ^b   Saute, F ^a   Givragy, R ^a   Azambuja, G ^a   Taela, A ^a   Chavane, L ^a   Gani, A ^c  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b Direccao Provincial de Saude ^*  (Mozambique)

^c Ministerio Da Saude   (Mozambique)

^d Univerdade Eduardo Mondlane   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; LINAMARIN; SULFATE; THIOCYANATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONUS; COMMUNITY; EXCRETION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; MOZAMBIQUE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MANIHOT; MASS SCREENING; MOZAMBIQUE; NITRILES; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RISK FACTORS; SULFATES; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 0033037906     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.3.139     Document Type: Article

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