Scurvy: Reemergence of nutritional deficiencies

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1403-1406

  Léger, Daniel ^a  

^a Strathroy Medical Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DARIER DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; SCURVY; SKIN BIOPSY;

ALCOHOLISM; ANOREXIA; ASCORBIC ACID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXANTHEMA; FATIGUE; GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; LETHARGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCURVY;

EID: 56049106159     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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