Effects of oral zinc supplementation on zinc status and catch-up growth during the first 2 years of life in children with non-organic failure to thrive born preterm and at term

• Main Authors: Jin Min Cho (Author), Ju Young Kim (Author), Hye Ran Yang (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: We aimed to analyze the effect of oral zinc supplementation on serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels and catch-up growth in infants with non-organic failure to thrive (NOFTT) who were born preterm as compared to those born at term. Methods: Totally, 105 NOFTT infants aged 2 y...