| Literature DB >> 22253160 |
Umesh Kapil, G S Toteja, Spriha Rao, R M Pandey.
Abstract
A cross sectional study was conducted in 260 adolescent schoolchildren (114 males) in the age group of 11-18 years to estimate the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Serum zinc was estimated using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. Overall, 49.4% children (50.8% males, 48.2% females) were found to have a deficient zinc nutriture.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22253160
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Pediatr ISSN: 0019-6061 Impact factor: 1.411