Occidental beriberi and sudden death

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 327, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 250-252

  Betrosian, Alex P ^a,b   Thireos, Eleftherios ^a   Toutouzas, Kostas ^a   Zabaras, Panagiotis ^a   Papadimitriou, Kostantina ^a   Sevastos, Nikolaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Sudden death; Thiamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BERIBERI; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FATALITY; HIGH OUTPUT HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OCCIDENTAL BERIBERI; POLYNEUROPATHY; SUDDEN DEATH; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 2442709338     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200405000-00020     Document Type: Article

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