Zinc treatment to under-five children: applications to improve child survival and reduce burden of disease

Larson, C.P.; Roy, S.K.; Khan, A.Islam.; Rahman, A.Shafiqur.; Qadri, F.

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition 26(3): 356-365

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1606-0997
PMID: 18831230
Document Number: 202920
Zinc is an essential micronutrient associated with over 300 biological functions. Marginal zinc deficiency states are common among children living in poverty and exposed to diets either low in zinc or high in phytates that compromise zinc uptake. These children are at increased risk of morbidity due to infectious diseases, including diarrhoea and respiratory infection.

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