Low zinc status: a new risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly?

Low zinc status may be a risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly. This special article reviews the magnitude of the problem of pneumonia (its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality) in the elderly, pneumonia's etiology, and the dysregulation of the immune system associated with increasing age. I...

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Autores principales: Barnett, Junaidah B, Hamer, Davidson H, Meydani, Simin N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Inc 2009
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Special Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20041998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00253.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20041998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00253.x

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