"Deficiency Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Deficiency Diseases- Deficiency Diseases
- Deficiency Disease
- Disease, Deficiency
- Diseases, Deficiency
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deficiency Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Majid H, Khawaja S, Khan AH, Siddqui I, Ghani F, Jafri L. Burden of Zinc (Zn) deficiency: A high volume clinical laboratory data analysis. J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Oct; 67(10):1593-1595.
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Yonekawa Y, Thomas BJ, Capone A. Ultra-Wide-Field Autofluorescence in Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Chorioretinopathy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr; 134(4):e155033.
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Bauserman M, Lokangaka A, Gado J, Close K, Wallace D, Kodondi KK, Tshefu A, Bose C. A cluster-randomized trial determining the efficacy of caterpillar cereal as a locally available and sustainable complementary food to prevent stunting and anaemia. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Jul; 18(10):1785-92.
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Rothkopf MM, Sobelman JS, Mathis AS, Haverstick LP, Nusbaum MJ. Micronutrient-responsive cerebral dysfunction other than Wernicke's encephalopathy after malabsorptive surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Mar 04; 6(2):171-80.
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Arbeter A, Echeverri L, Franco D, Munson D, Velez H, Vitale JJ. Nutrition and infection. Fed Proc. 1971 Jul-Aug; 30(4):1421-8.
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Miller ER, Luecke RW, Ullrey DE, Baltzer BV, Bradley BL, Hoefer JA. Biochemical, skeletal and allometric changes due to zinc deficiency in the baby pig. J Nutr. 1968 Jun; 95(2):278-86.
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Miller ER, Ullrey DE, Zutaut CL, Baltzer BV, Schmidt DA, Hoefer JA, Luecke RW. PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENT OF THE BABY PIG. J Nutr. 1964 01; 82:34-40.