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The assessment of zinc status: a personal view

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Peter J. Aggett
Peter J. Aggett
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Department of Child Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2ZD
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 9 - 17
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