Zinc: Physiology, deficiency, and parenteral nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 371-382

  Livingstone, Callum ^a,b  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

deficiency; nutrition; total parenteral nutrition; zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GROWTH DISORDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RASH; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; URINE;

BIOMARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; ZINC;

EID: 84930370988     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533615570376     Document Type: Review

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