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Nutritional assessment methods for zinc supplementation in prepubertal non-zinc-deficient children

BACKGROUND: Zinc is an essential nutrient that is required for numerous metabolic functions, and zinc deficiency results in growth retardation, cell-mediated immune dysfunction, and cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated nutritional assessment methods for zinc supplementation in prepu...

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Autores principales: Lopes, Márcia Marília Gomes Dantas, de Brito, Naira Josele Neves, de Medeiros Rocha, Érika Dantas, França, Mardone Cavalcante, de Almeida, Maria das Graças, Brandão-Neto, José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26507491
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.29733