DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1257. Adding zinc to prenatal iron and folate supplements improves maternal and neonatal zinc status in a Peruvian population

Adding zinc to prenatal iron and folate supplements improves maternal and neonatal zinc status in a Peruvian population

10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1257

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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (78)

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Caulfield, L. E., Zavaleta, N., & Figueroa, A. (1999). Adding zinc to prenatal iron and folate supplements improves maternal and neonatal zinc status in a Peruvian population. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69(6), 1257â1263.

Authors 3

Laura E Caulfield (first)
Nelly Zavaleta (additional)
Alberto Figueroa (additional)

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