Thiamine deficiency in ill children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 616-617

  Kauffman, Greta ^a   Coats, Debra ^a   Seab, Somonn ^b   Topazian, Mark D ^c   Fischer, Philip R ^c  

^a Eastern Mennonite Missions ^*  (Cambodia)

^b Svai Chrum Health Center   (Cambodia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

BERIBERI; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DYSPHONIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; TACHYPNEA; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

BERIBERI; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LAOS; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79960861944     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.018457     Document Type: Letter

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