Thiamine (vitamin b1) deficiency in intensive care: Physiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

Diet and Nutrition in Critical Care

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 959-972

  Leite, Heitor Pons ^a   De Lima, Lúcio Flávio Peixoto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84945126950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7836-2_67     Document Type: Chapter

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