Zinc status of riverside populations of the rivers Solimoes and Negro in the state of Amazonas, Brazil

Zinc nutrition has been shown to be critically limiting among urban populations of the central Amazon valley, but no information on the zinc status of rural populations has been published. Nutrition surveys were carried out on the river Solimoes and the river Negro in years 1976/7. Hair samples col...

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Main Authors: Roger Shrimpton, Helyde Marinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Public Health Nutrition Association 2019-09-01
Series:World Nutrition
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Online Access:https://worldnutritionjournal.org/index.php/wn/article/view/646