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Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey

BACKGROUND: Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in Africa. We determined serum zinc levels and factors associated with zinc defi...

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Autores principales: Ndeezi, Grace, Tumwine, James K, Bolann, Bjørn J, Ndugwa, Christopher M, Tylleskär, Thorkild
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20858275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-68