Serum Zinc Level and Its Effect on Anthropometric Measurements in 7-11 Year-Old Children with Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-56

  Tanzer, Fatoş ^a,b   Yaylaci, Gülten ^b   Üstdal, Muzaffer ^c   Yönem, Özlem ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Erciyes University ^*  (Turkey)

^c ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Serum Zn level

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 1542344543     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.74.1.52     Document Type: Article

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