Abstract:Aim
To review the literature of the benefits of enteral zinc supplementation in preterm population <37 weeks to improve growth and clinical outcome.
Methods
PubMed database was searched for relevant articles. Studies not in English were excluded.
Results
A total of 2678 results were identified. Duplicates were removed and titles were screened. References were reviewed to find other papers. Studies which include term infants were not examined although studies involving low birthweight infants with a defined per… Show more
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