Health factors associated with persistent konzo in four villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Banea J. P.; Bradbury J. H.*; Nahimana D.; Denton I. C.; Foster M. P.; Mekob N.; Kuwa N.; Bokundabi G.; Foley W. J.

doi:10.5897/AJFS2015.1378

African Journal of
Food Science

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0794
DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
Start Year: 2007
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Health factors associated with persistent konzo in four villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Banea J. P.

Banea J. P.
Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Bradbury J. H.*

Bradbury J. H.*
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (EEG) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Nahimana D.

Nahimana D.
Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Denton I. C.

Denton I. C.
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (EEG) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Foster M. P.

Foster M. P.
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (EEG) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Mekob N.

Mekob N.
Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Kuwa N.

Kuwa N.
Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Bokundabi G.

Bokundabi G.
Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Foley W. J.

Foley W. J.
Evolution, Ecology and Genetics (EEG) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Article Number - E4AF21356935
Vol.10(1), pp. 1-6 , January 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJFS2015.1378

Received: 06 October 2015
Accepted: 16 November 2015
Published: 31 January 2016

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