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Dietary zinc intake and zinc concentrations of plasma, erythrocytes, and breast milk in antepartum and postpartum lactating and nonlactating women: a longitudinal study.

P B Moser, +1 more
- 01 Jul 1983 - 
- Vol. 38, Iss: 1, pp 101-108
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There was no correlation of maternal dietary zinc intake or maternal plasma and erythrocyte zinc with the concentration of zinc in breast milk, and zinc intake of infants from breast milk was less than 50% of the Recommended Dietary Allowances.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1983-07-01. It has received 119 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Postpartum period & Zinc.

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