The skinny on a growing problem: Dry beriberi after bariatric surgery

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 842-844

  Matrana, Marc R ^a   Vasireddy, Sreekanth ^a   Davis, William E ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BERIBERI; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LETTER; MORBID OBESITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 57349198889     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00026     Document Type: Letter

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