Recurrence of konzo in southern Tanzania: Rehabilitation and prevention using the wetting method

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 673-677

  Mlingi, N L V ^a   Nkya, S ^a   Tatala, S R ^a   Rashid, S ^b   Bradbury, J H ^c  

^a Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^b Tanzania Red Cross Society   (Tanzania)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cassava consumption; Cyanogens; Konzo; Rehabilitation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KONZO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANIDES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MANIHOT; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NITRILES; RECURRENCE; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79551593025     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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