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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |