Factors influencing plasma zinc levels in low-income pregnant women

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 127-135

  Neggers, Yasmin H ^a   Dubard, Mary B ^b   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   Tamura, Tsunenobu ^c   Johnston, Kelley E ^c   Copper, Rachel L ^b   Hauth, John C ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

parity; plasma; pregnancy; prepregnancy weight; race; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030476957     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784174     Document Type: Article

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