Beri-beri: The major cause of infant mortality in Karen refugees

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-255

  Luxemburger, Christine ^a,b,c   White, Nicholas J ^a,b,c   ter Kuile, Feiko ^a,b   Singh, H M ^d   Allier Frachon, Irène ^e   Ohn, Mya ^a   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, Tan ^c   Nosten, François ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Malaria Task Force   (Thailand)

^e Européens sans frontières   (France)

Author keywords

Beri beri; Children; Nutrition; Refugee health; Thailand; Vitamin B1

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MEFLOQUINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERIBERI; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFUGEE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THAILAND;

PROTOZOA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0141464827     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90134-9     Document Type: Article

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