Serum protein and zinc levels in patients with thoracic empyema

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-112

  Balkan, M Erkan ^a   Özgüneş, Hilal ^b  

^a Ataturk Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital Ankara   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

atomic absorption spectrophotometry; clinical Zn deficiency; thoracic empyema; Zinc sulfate

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND HEALING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029768065     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02786257     Document Type: Article

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