Journal article
Outbreak of beriberi in a prison in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: A beriberi outbreak occurred in the Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan (MACA), a detention center in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, between October 2002 and April 2003. OBJECTIVE: A retrospective investigation was conducted to document the outbreak in April 2003. METHODS: A descriptive analysis and a case-control study were performed. A probable case patient was defined as a person detained in the center between October 2002 and April 2003 with at least two of the following sympt...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Food and nutrition bulletin
- Volume:
- 28
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 283-290
- Publication date:
- 2007-09-01
- ISSN:
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0379-5721
- Source identifiers:
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68144
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:68144
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- pubs:68144
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2007
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