Pellagra outbreak in Kuito, Angola

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9217, 2000, Pages 1829-1830

  Baquet, S ^a   Wuillaume, F ^a   Van Egmond, K ^a   Ibanez, F ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGOLA; CHILD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PELLAGRA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE;

EID: 0034690594     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)73093-2     Document Type: Letter

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