Detection and monitoring of disorders of essential trace elements

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 486-510

  Taylor, Andrew ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Robens Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Manganese; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; MALABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029974016     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329603300603     Document Type: Review

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