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Thiamine deficiency in tachypnoeic Cambodian infants

Elizabeth M. KeatingMayo Medical School;Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Phot NgetAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Sreng KeaAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Suy KuongAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Leng DalyAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Seng PhearomAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Felicity EndersDepartment of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics
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Lynn A. CherykDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Mark TopazianDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine
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Philip R. FischerDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
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Varun KumarAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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Pages 312-318 | Published online: 16 Dec 2015

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