Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S7-S12 , November 2009

Zinc: An Essential Trace Element for Parenteral Nutrition

  • Khursheed Jeejeebhoy

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, MD, FRCP(c), PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, S-4646 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3H 5S4

Received 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The author discloses no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01452-8

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.014

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S7-S12 , November 2009

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