QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON MEAN SERUM INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) AND INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-3 (IGFBP-3) LEVELS IN PAKISTANI SHORT STATURED CHILDREN
Objective: To investigate the influence of supplemental zinc on the levels of insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in short statured Pakistani children of 3-6 years of age. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of...
Main Authors: | Sadia Kirn, Amir Ijaz, Safia Fatima, Dilshad Ahmed Khan, Sarmad Nasir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Army Medical College Rawalpindi
2020-08-01
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Series: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5109/2868 |
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