Should zinc deficiency be tested and treated in CKD patients? Experience from a tertiary care hospital

Background: Hypozincemia is common in patients with chronic renal insufficiency and end-stage renal disease treated with peritoneal and hemodialysis. Several factors may contribute to and explain zinc deficiency associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We planned this study to see the prevalenc...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Bawa, Satish Kumar, Balbir S Verma, Asheesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:MGM Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mgmjms.com/article.asp?issn=2347-7946;year=2023;volume=10;issue=2;spage=197;epage=202;aulast=Bawa