Could giardiasis be a risk factor for low zinc status in schoolchildren from northwestern Mexico? A cross-sectional study with longitudinal follow-up

BACKGROUND: Both giardiasis and zinc deficiency are serious health problems worldwide. In Mexico, the prevalence of G. intestinalis was estimated at 32% in 1994. It remains a health problem in northwestern Mexico. Recent surveys (1987, 1995, and 1999) reported zinc deficiency in the Mexican populati...

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Autores principales: Quihui, Luis, Morales, Gloria G, Méndez, Rosa O, Leyva, Johanna G, Esparza , Julián, Valencia, Mauro E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20170531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-85

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20170531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-85

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