caa a22 4500 477069304 CHVBK 20180405111420.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02845244 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02845244 Serum, zinc and copper levels in children with protein energy malnutrition [Elektronische Daten] [P. Singla, Prakash Chand, Ashok Kumar, J. Kachhawaha] Serum zinc and copper were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 58 children (3 months-5 years); of these, 46 children had protein energy malnutrition (PEM), and 12 children served as controls. The levels of serum zinc and copper were found to be significantly low in children with severe malnutrition (grades III and IV PEM). There was a significant positive correlation between serum zinc and height-for-age (r=0.8809, p<0.001). Serum copper was found low only in children exhibiting marked linear growth retardation (height-for-age <85% of the normal). Hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin <2.5 g/dl), and anemia (hemoglobin ≤8.0 g/dl) in malnourished children were associated with significant decline in serum zinc and copper levels, respectively. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Serum zinc nationallicence Serum copper nationallicence Protein energy malnutrition nationallicence Singla P. Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut Chand Prakash Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut Kumar Ashok Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut Kachhawaha J. Department of Metallurgy, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 199-203 0019-5456 63:2<199 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845244 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845244 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Singla P. Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chand Prakash Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kumar Ashok Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kachhawaha J. Department of Metallurgy, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Warden's Quarter-I Floor, Behind Dhanwantri Hostel, 221 005, Varanasi aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 199-203 0019-5456 63:2<199 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer