Beriberi in Cambodia

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 283-284

  Nosten, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Infant; Infant mortality; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ALGORITHM; BERIBERI; BREAST FEEDING; CAMBODIA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT MORTALITY; IRRITABILITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MYELINATION; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RICE; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

BERIBERI; CAMBODIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84954204892     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905515Y.0000000015     Document Type: Note

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