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Iron and zinc content of selected foods in the diet of schoolchildren in Kumi district, east of Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Iron and zinc are essential micronutrients for humans and deficiency of the two elements is widespread in the world with the highest prevalence in less developed countries. There are few data on dietary intake of iron and zinc in Uganda, and no food composition table is available. There...

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Autores principales: Tidemann-Andersen, Ida, Acham, Hedwig, Maage, Amund, Malde, Marian K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3173297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21827701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-81