Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) and High Infant Mortality in Northern Laos

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Barennes, Hubert ^a,b,c,d   Sengkhamyong, Khouanheuan ^b   René, Jean Pascal ^b   Phimmasane, Maniphet ^b  

^a Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le VIH et les Hépatites   (Cambodia)

^b Institut Francophone de Medecine Tropicale   (Laos)

^c Institut Pasteur   (Cambodia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTOPSY; BERIBERI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEW; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SQUAT TEST; YOUNG ADULT; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BERIBERI; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LAOS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84928794945     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003581     Document Type: Article

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