Role of Zinc in Pediatric diseases: Evidence based Guidelines

  • Dr D Sharad Gedam Associate Professor in Pediatrics, L N Medical College, Bhopal, India & Editor- in- chief, IJMRR, India
Keywords: Zinc deficiency, Pediatric disease, Acute diarrhea

Abstract

Role of zinc in human health including growth, development, immune status and acute diarrhea is indisputable. Zinc deficiency is well known because of poor dietary habits, increased secretion and poor absorption of zinc during diarrhea. Present review will demonstrate role of zinc in various pediatric disorders and newer update. We have tried to include recent review on role of zinc in childhood diseases as per evidences available on electronic databases.

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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i04.13
Published: 2013-10-31
How to Cite
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Gedam DS. Role of Zinc in Pediatric diseases: Evidence based Guidelines. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2013Oct.31 [cited 2024Jul.3];1(4):203- 208. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/37
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