The relationship between zinc intake and serum/plasma zinc concentration in pregnant and lactating women: A systematic review with dose-response meta-analyses

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Moran, Victoria Hall ^a   Skinner, Anna Louise ^a   Medina, Marisol Warthon ^a   Patel, Sujata ^a   Dykes, Fiona ^a   Souverein, Olga W ^b   Dullemeijer, Carla ^b   Lowe, Nicola M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose response; EURRECA; Lactation; Pregnancy; Systematic review; Zinc

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE VALUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC METABOLISM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 84862587943     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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