An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

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KANEHIRO, Takaki

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On the cause and prevention of kakke.

Trans. Sei.-I-Kwai, Tokyo, 4, 29-37, 1885.

Takaki was the first conclusively to show the dietary origin of beriberi. Measures introduced by him resulted in its eradication from the Japanese Navy, where it had previously been a serious problem.

 



Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Japan, NUTRITION / DIET › Deficiency Diseases › Beriberi