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Pellagra
Data on pellagra in children published by researchers at Center for International Child Health
February 1st, 2007
Fresh data on pellagra are presented in the report "Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola." According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Outbreaks of pellagra were documented during the civil war in Angola, but no contemporary data on the incidence of pellagra or the prevalence of niacin deficiency were available. The objective was to investigate the incidence of pellagra and the prevalence of niacin deficiency in postwar Angola and their relation with dietary intake, poverty, and anthropometric status." "Admissions data from 1999 to 2004 from the pellagra treatment clinic in Kuito, Angola, were analyzed. New...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-02-01)
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