Beriberi, white rice, and vitamin B : a disease, a cause, and a cure / Kenneth J. Carpenter.

In this comprehensive account of the history and treatment of beriberi, Kenneth Carpenter traces the decades of medical and chemical research that solved the puzzle posed by this mysterious disease. Caused by the lack of a minute quantity of the chemical thiamin, or vitamin B1 in the diet, beriberi...

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Main Author: Carpenter, Kenneth J. (Kenneth John), 1923-2016
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, ©2000.
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Call Number: RC627.B45 C37 2000eb
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