Serum copper, zinc and copper/zinc ratio and their relationship to age and growth status in yemeni adolescent girls

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-299

  Jumaan, Raba’a M ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Copper; Copper zinc ratio; Growth; Yemen; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862173953     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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