Thiamin: Beriberi

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 4-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 264-273

  Thurnham, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diuretics; Dry beriberi; Ethyl alcohol; Etiology of beriberi; Infantile beriberi; Lactate acidosis; Roller mills; Thiamin; Transketolase; Vitamin B1; Wernicke Korsakoffsyndrome; Wet beriberi; White rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043233299     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00265-8     Document Type: Chapter

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