Symptomatic acquired zinc deficiency in at-risk premature infants: High dose preventive supplementation is necessary

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-383

  Barbarot, Sébastien ^a   Chantier, Emilie ^a   Kuster, Alice ^a   Hello, Muriel ^a   Roze, Jean Christophe ^a   Blouin, Eric ^b   Stalder, Jean Fraņois ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Labcatal Pharmaceuticals   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENTEROPATHY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

DERMATITIS, PERIORAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; ZINC;

EID: 77954828494     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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