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Serum trace elements in Zairian mothers and their newborns.

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1994

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J Arnaud, Paul Preziosi, L. Mashako, P. Galan, Célestin N. Nsibu, Alain Favier, Constant Kapongo, Serge Herçberg
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Abstract

These results suggest that: (1) copper and selenium status at delivery in Zairian mothers are similar to those in developed countries, whereas zinc status is poor; (2) trace element and nutritional status in the mother and fetus are independent.