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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002124 |