The causation of konzo : studies on a paralytic disease in Africa

Epidemics of a permanent, non-progressive spastic paraparesis with sudden onset hasbeen reported from several rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Studies in East Africasuggested an association with dietary cyanide intake from unprocessed cassava. InZaire the disease was attributed to an infectious ca...

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Main Author: Tylleskär, Thorkild
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pediatrik 1994
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-114972
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-3207-7

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