Estimation of serum zinc and copper in children with acute diarrhea

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Arora, R ^a   Kulshreshtha, S ^a   Mohan, G ^a   Singh, M ^a   Sharma, P ^a  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Copper; Diarrhea; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COPPER; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; ZINC;

EID: 33846256279     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:114:1:121     Document Type: Article

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