Zinc deficiency, infectious disease and mortality in the developing world

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Black, Robert E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Diarrhea; Malaria; Pneumonia; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0038414579     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1485s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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