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Inflammation Adjustment by Two Methods Decreases the Estimated Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Malawi

Serum zinc concentration (SZC) is used widely to assess population-level zinc status. Its concentration decreases during inflammatory responses, which can affect the interpretation of the results. This study aimed to re-estimate the prevalence of zinc deficiency in Malawi based on the 2015–2016 Mala...

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Autores principales: Likoswe, Blessings H., Phiri, Felix P., Broadley, Martin R., Joy, Edward J. M., Patson, Noel, Maleta, Kenneth M., Phuka, John C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7352807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32471229
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061563