ABO blood groups, grass pea preparation, and neurolathyrism in Ethiopia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 700-703

  Getahun, Haileyesus ^a,b   Lambein, Fernand ^b   Van der Stuyft, Patrick ^b,c  

^a South Gonder Health Department   (Ethiopia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ABO blood groups; Ethiopia; Lathyrus sativus; Neurolathyrism

Indexed keywords

LATHYRUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHESUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD GROUP O; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; GRASS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LATHYRISM; LATHYRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PEA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS SATIVUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0345118223     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90355-X     Document Type: Article

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