Blood zinc levels in children hospitalized with pneumonia: A cross sectional study

Background: Recent works have provided conflicting evidence on the role of zinc in acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI). Objective: We aimed to study the relation between blood zinc levels and severity of pneumonia. Patients and methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the Cairo Universit...

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Main Authors: Hanaa I. Rady, Walaa A. Rabie, Heba A. Rasslan, Ahmed A. El Ayadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002124