Pellagra in the United States: A historical perspective

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 272-277

  Rajakumar, Kumaravel ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CORN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NICOTINIC ACID DEFICIENCY; PELLAGRA; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034100840     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200003000-00005     Document Type: Article

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