Parameters of evaluation of zinc nutritional status: comparison between zinc hair rates and serum alkaline phosphatase in pre-scholars of the Municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba Parâmetros de avaliação do estado nutricional de zinco: comparação entre os teores de zinco no cabelo e fosfatase alcalina sérica em pré-escolares do município de João Pessoa, Paraíba

• Main Authors: Sandra Cristina da Silva-Santana (Author), Alcides da Silva Diniz (Author), Margarida Maria de Feitas Lóla (Author), Rejane Santana de Oliveira (Author), Solange Maria Miranda Silva (Author), Severino Francisco de Oliveira (Author), Patrick Kolsteren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2002-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the nutritional status of zinc in children from two to five years old, institutio-nalised in daycare centers in the Municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba. METHODS: a systematic random sample comprised of 377 children. The nutritional status of zinc was evaluated according to...