Early-onset copper deficiency following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-69

  O'Donnell, Kelly B ^a   Simmons, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

bariatric surgery; copper; morbid obesity; nutritional deficiency

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS GLUCONATE; GLUCONATE COPPER; MULTIVITAMIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY ONSET COPPER DEFICIENCY; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHY; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH TUBE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

COPPER; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79551701627     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533610392921     Document Type: Article

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