Use of serum zinc concentration as an indicator of population zinc status

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Hess, Sonja Y ^a   Peerson, Janet M ^a   King, Janet C ^b   Brown, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Indicator; Plasma zinc; Serum zinc; Zinc deficiency; Zinc status

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; GROWTH RESPONSE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; YOUNG POPULATION; ZINC;

EID: 35748950715     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265070283s303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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