Rapid progress has taken place in the understanding of the role of trace elements in human health and disease during the past decade. Thirty-five years ago the role of zinc in human health was unknown. Now it appears that a nutritional deficiency of zinc may be one of the major problems throughout t
Trace elements in human health and disease: An update
β Scribed by Ananda S. Prasad
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0896-548X
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