Plasma zinc as a predictor of diarrheal and respiratory morbidity in children in an urban slum setting

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Bhandari, Nita ^a   Hambidge, K Michael ^a   Bhan, Maharaj K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Children; Diarrhea; India; Morbidity; Plasma zinc; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

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EID: 0031880019     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.2.414S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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