Zinc deficiency: A contributing factor of short stature in growth hormone deficient children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-188

  Şıklar, Zeynep ^a   Tuna, Ceyda ^a   Dallar, YŞldŞz ^a   Tanyer, Gülten ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; RNA; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RNA SYNTHESIS; SHORT STATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY; ZINC;

EID: 0038787568     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/49.3.187     Document Type: Article

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