Alcohol use, thiamine deficiency, and cognitive impairment

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2854-

  Frankenburg, Frances R ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; THIAMINE;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMNESIA; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROPATHY; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; ALCOHOLISM; BREAD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; NOTE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; BREAD; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 45849112931     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.24.2854-a     Document Type: Letter

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