Serum zinc and protein levels: Lack of a correlation in hospitalized patients with AIDS

Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 511-514

  Koch, Johannes ^a,b   Neal, Elizabeth A ^a   Schlott, Martin J ^a   Garcia Shelton, Yvette L ^a   Chan, Mary F ^a   Weaver, Kristin E ^a   Cello, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; hypoalbuminemia malnutrition; hypozincemia or serum zinc

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030198007     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(96)91729-3     Document Type: Article

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