Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
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Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
BACKGROUND Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in Africa. We determined serum zinc levels and factors associated with zinc deficiency in HIV infected Ugandan children. METHODS We measured the baseline zinc status of 247 chi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-68