Iron, copper and zinc in adolescents during pubertal growth spurt

• Published in: Jornal de pediatria Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 327 - 34
• Main Authors: Urbano, Marcia R D, Vitalle, Maria S S, Juliano, Yara, Amancio, Olga M S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Brazil 01.07.2002

To examine iron, copper and zinc nutritional status and their correlation with Body Mass Index (BMI), serum and dietetic levels in adolescents during the pubertal growth spurt. A descriptive cross-sectional study involving a sample of 47 adolescents out of 360 patients (19 boys, whose ages ranged fr...