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Revisiting Konzo Risk Factors in Three Areas Differently Affected by Spastic Paraparesis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Discloses a Prominent Role of the Nutritional Status—A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

This comparative cross-sectional study aimed to better understand the respective contributions of protein malnutrition and cassava-derived cyanide poisoning in the development of konzo. We compared data on nutritional status and cyanide exposure of school-age adolescent konzo-diseased patients to th...

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Autores principales: Baguma, Marius, Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge, Bahizire, Esto, Mudumbi, Germain Zabaday, Shamamba, Dieudonné Bahati, Matabaro, Alain-Narcisse, Rigo, Jean-Michel, Njamnshi, Alfred Kongnyu, Chabwine, Joelle Nsimire
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8399762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444788
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082628