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The double isotope tracer method is a reliable measure of fractional zinc absorption

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 51, pages 787–789 (1997)Cite this article

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  1. USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, San Francisco, CA, and University of California, Berkeley, USA

    JC King

  2. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    NM Lowe & MJ Jackson

  3. University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    DM Shames

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King, J., Lowe, N., Jackson, M. et al. The double isotope tracer method is a reliable measure of fractional zinc absorption. Eur J Clin Nutr 51, 787–789 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600489

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