Symptomatic zinc deficiency in breast-fed term and premature infants

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-100

  Stevens, J ^a,b   Lubitz, L ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Human milk; Infant; Premature infant; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0031918004     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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