Linear growth was evaluated in 32 patients with beta-thalassemia major. At the beginning of the study of 40.6% of the patients were below the 10th percentile with biochemical evidence of zinc deficiency. Effects of zinc supplementation on growth velocity (height) were assessed in a controlled manner
Effects of zinc supplementation on somatomedin-C level, in beta thalassemia
β Scribed by Nejat Akar; Merih Berberoglu; AytenArcasoy
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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