A decreasing trend in zinc deficiency in Mexican children aged 1-4: analysis of three national health and nutrition surveys in 1999, 2006 and 2018-19

A decreasing trend in zinc deficiency in Mexican children aged 1-4: analysis of three national health and nutrition surveys in 1999, 2006 and 2018-19

Objective. To describe trends in zinc deficiency (ZD) prevalence among preschool-age Mexican children, and explore differences in this trend among beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer program Progresa/Oportunidades/ Prospera (CCT-POP). Materials and methods. The serum zinc information of c...

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Main Authors: Vanessa De la Cruz-Góngora, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Salvador Villalpando, Ignacio Méndez-Gómez Humarán, Rosario Rebollar-Campos, Juan Rivera-Dommarco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2021-05-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
zinc deficiency
children
ensanut
mexico
Online Access:https://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/12157

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