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Relationship between zinc and the growth and development of young children

S. Gao, Tu, D. N., Li, H., Cao, X., Jiang, J. X., Shi, Y., Zhou, X. Q., and You, J. B., Relationship between zinc and the growth and development of young children, vol. 14, pp. 9730-9738, 2015.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between zinc and the growth and development of young children. The parents of 8102 young children were surveyed in person by a trained surveyor using structured questionnaires. The hair zinc concentration of the children was determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The height, weight, sitting height, and head circumference of the children were measured at follow-up visits.

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