Zinc Deficiency in Cirrhosis: Micronutrient for Thought?

Dig Dis Sci

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, MCV Box 980341, Richmond, VA, 23298-0341, USA.

Published: October 2015

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