Relationship between zinc concentration in plasma cord blood and infant anthropometric measurement

• Main Authors: Nazari, Mozhgan, Heydarzadeh, Mohammad, Hatami, Monireh, Syed Yahya, Sharifa Zainiyah, Munn, Sann Lye, Mohad Sharif, Zalilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29727/1/Relationship%20between%20zinc%20concentration%20in%20plasma%20cord%20blood%20and%20infant%20anthropometric%20measurement.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29727/; http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=1906&sid=1&slc_lang=en
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background and purpose: Low birth weight (LBW) is a key determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy may have unfavorable effect on pregnancy outcome, particularly low birth weight. The aim of this study was to determine the association between infant anthropometri...