Prevalence and Correlates of Zinc Deficiency Among Vietnamese Women of Reproductive Age in Ho Chi Minh City: A Single Hospital-Based Survey

• Main Authors: Vinh Quang Nguyen (Author), Phong Van Lam (Author), Aya Goto (Author), Tu Van T. Nguyen (Author), Thanh Nhan T. Vuong (Author), Tien Minh Nguyen (Author), Minh Ha Nguyen (Author), Anh Tuyet T. Truong (Author), Truc Phuong T. Tran (Author), Chien Duc Vo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Objectives: Zinc is a micronutrient that plays an important role in metabolism, cell growth regulation, and differentiation. Vietnam has many population groups living in poverty. The daily food of Vietnamese people is mainly rice, which contains very little zinc. This cross-sectional...