Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1043-1048 , December 2005

Zinc absorption from a micronutrient-fortified dried cow's milk used in the Chilean National Complementary Food Program

  • Manuel Ruz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +562 7378778.
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  • Juana Codoceo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Jorge Inostroza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Anabella Rebolledo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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  • Nancy F. Krebs

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • Jamie E. Westcott

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • Lei Sian

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • K. Michael Hambidge

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA

Received 15 May 2005 ,Revised 30 August 2005 ,Accepted 7 September 2005.

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PII: S0271-5317(05)00181-8

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.09.009

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1043-1048 , December 2005

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