Outbreak of beriberi in a prison in Côte d'Ivoire

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-290

  Ahoua, Laurence ^a   Etienne, William ^b   Fermon, Florence ^b   Godain, Graziella ^b   Brown, Vincent ^a   Kadjo, Kassy ^c   Bouaffou, Kouamé ^c   Legros, Dominique ^a   Guerin, Philippe Jean ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b Européens sans frontières   (France)

^c Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan MACA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Beriberi; C te d'Ivoire; Outbreak; Prison

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ORA;

EID: 35848933432     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800304     Document Type: Article

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