The relationship between zinc levels and autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Iranian Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Babaknejad, Nasim ^a   Sayehmiri, Fatemeh ^a   Sayehmiri, Kourosh ^a,b   Mohamadkhani, Ashraf ^c   Bahrami, Somaye ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Metaanalysis; Zinc concentration

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AUTISM; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAIL; REVIEW; SCOPUS; TOOTH; WEB OF SCIENCE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84990051029     PISSN: 17354668     EISSN: 20080700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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