Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 218-224

  Seal, Andrew J ^a   Creeke, Paul I ^a   Dibari, Filippo ^a   Cheung, Edith ^b   Kyroussis, Eustace ^c   Semedo, Paulina ^d   Van Den Briel, Tina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b World Food Programme   (Angola)

^c MSF Belgium   (Angola)

^d Ministry of Health   (Angola)

^e World Food Programme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angola; Niacin; Pellagra; Urine metabolites

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLNICOTINAMIDE; CREATININE; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NICOTINIC ACID DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PELLAGRA; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WAR;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846042661     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.1.218     Document Type: Article

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