Outbreak of beriberi among illegal mainland Chinese immigrants at a detention center in Taiwan

Public Health Reports

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-64

  Chen, Kow Tong ^a   Twu, Shiing Jer ^a   Chiou, Shu Ti ^d   Pan, Wen Harn ^b   Chang, Hong Jen ^a   Serdula, Mary K ^c  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Ctr for Disease Control/Prevention ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BERIBERI; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETENTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEG EDEMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RECALL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037285577     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50217-0     Document Type: Article

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