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Hair Zinc Level Analysis and Correlative Micronutrients in Children Presenting with Malnutrition and Poor Growth

PURPOSE: Zinc deficiency can induce serious clinical problems in the gastrointestinal (GI) system and immune system and can affect growth and development. It is more severe in younger patients. Chronic zinc deficiency is reflected more precisely in hair than in serum. We studied hair zinc levels and...

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Autores principales: Han, Tae Hwan, Lee, Jin, Kim, Yong Joo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5234415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28090471
http://dx.doi.org/10.5223/pghn.2016.19.4.259