Could zinc be protective against bronchiolitis obliterans? [11]

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 865-

  Tahan, Fulya ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MEASLES; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SKIN DEFECT; VIRUS INFECTION; WOUND HEALING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; HUMANS; ZINC;

MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 31844456190     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.11.002     Document Type: Letter

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