Early Zinc Supplementation and Enhanced Growth of the Low-Birth Weight Neonate

BACKGROUND: Nutritional deficits are almost universal in Low-Birth Weight babies. Zinc is essential for normal infant growth and its supplementation assists growth probably through insulin-like growth factor-1. AIM: This double-blind randomized-controlled trial aimed at evaluating the role of zinc i...

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Published in:Open Access Maced J Med Sci
Main Authors: El-Farghali, Ola, El-Wahed, Mohamed Abd, Hassan, Nayera E., Imam, Safaa, Alian, Khadija
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics 2014
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Clinical Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877790/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27275198
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2015.007
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