The relevance of food composition data for nutrition surveys in rural Tibet: pilot study in the context of Kashin-Beck Disease

The relevance of food composition data for nutrition surveys in rural Tibet: pilot study in the context of Kashin-Beck Disease

Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic and chronic osteochondropathy. This disease principally occurs in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in several provinces of the People's Republic of China. The etiology of the disease remains obscure although environmental factors are assumed to be involved...

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Main Authors: Dermience, M., Mathieu, F., Barthélemy, JP., Maesen, P., Romnee, JM., De Maertelaer, V., Yangzom, D., Tsewang, P., Lognay, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2013-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
Subjects:
Human diseases
bone diseases
disease control
food composition
diet
flours
calcium
minerals
Tibet
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11006/61

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