High Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Rural Nigerian Preschool Children: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Background and Aims: In Nigeria, community-based epidemiological data related to the prevalence of zinc deficiency in preschool children are scarce. We assessed the prevalence of zinc deficiency and the associated socio-demographic variables in children aged between 6 and 60 months, living in a Nige...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjdnmd-2017-0004 |