Thiamine deficiency among Chinese workers in Israel

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 329-331+399

  Kleiner Baumgarten, Amalia ^a   Sidi, Aviel ^a   Abu Shakra, Mahmoud ^a   Klain, Moty ^a   Bilenko, Natalya ^b   Sela, Ben Ami ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Chinese workers; Lactic acidosis; Shoshin syndrome; Thiamin; Vitamin B1

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; BERIBERI; CHINESE; COOKING; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEG EDEMA; MIGRANT WORKER; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; CHINA; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PAIN; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037670048     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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