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. 1997 Nov;90(11):636–639. doi: 10.1177/014107689709001114

Pellagra and the origin of a myth: evidence from European literature and folklore.

J S Hampl ¹, W S Hampl 3rd ¹

PMCID: PMC1296679 PMID: 9496281

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