Serum zinc level in children with febrile convulsion and its comparison with that of control group

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Ehsanipour, Fahimeh ^a   Talebi Taher, Mahshid ^b   Harandi, Nahid Vahid ^a   Kani, Keivan ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Convulsion; Febrile convulsion; Fever; Serum zinc level

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 63049112101     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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