Biomarkers for detecting thiamine deficiency-improving confidence and taking a comprehensive history are also important

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-

  Thomson, Allan D ^a,c   Jane Marshall, E ^a   Guerrini, Irene ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE; TRANSKETOLASE;

ANAMNESIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE; TRANSKETOLASE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 77949407883     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agq004     Document Type: Letter

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