The role of zinc in the growth and development of children

Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 510-519

  Salgueiro, María J ^a   Zubillaga, Marcela B ^a   Lysionek, Alexis E ^a   Caro, Ricardo A ^a   Weill, Ricardo ^b   Boccio, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MORÓN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Children; Fortification; Growth; Iron; Supplementation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

IRON; ZINC;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALNUTRITION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 0036268180     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(01)00812-7     Document Type: Review

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