Neurologic sequelae of deficiency diseases in World War II prisoners of war: Extracts from a videographic narrative

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-295

  Kumar, Neeraj ^a   Boes, Christopher J ^a   Vilensky, Joel ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurologic; Nutritional; Prisoners of war; World War II

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WAR;

DEFICIENCY DISEASES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PRISONERS; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 75349088736     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.05.034     Document Type: Article

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