Trace element nutrition in developing countries

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 197-208

  Abdulla, M ^a,f   Reis, M F ^b   Schutz, A ^c   Dashti, H ^d   Al Mosawi, M ^e  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^f Gotlands Kommun ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Common problems; Developing countries; Diagnosis; Dietary intake; Recommendations; Supplementation; Trace element deficiency

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; IRON; LEAD; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARASITE; POLLUTION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECURRENT INFECTION; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031903785     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-670X(1998)11:2/3<197::AID-JTRA10>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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