title: [Moscow schoolchildren zinc status: correction of zinc insufficiency by organic zinc compounds].
abstract: The paper presents the results of study of zinc hair content in 43 Moscow schoolchildren, aged 9-11 years of both sex (May 2003 to December 2003). Significant drop of zinc hair content was established in 67% of schoolchildren. It was shown that the organic form of zinc enchanted zinc hair content. The findings will be used to implement preventive and health-promoting measures among schoolchildren.
authors.forename: I Ia
authors.initials: IIa
authors.lastname: Kon'
authors.forename: L Iu
authors.initials: LIu
authors.lastname: Volkova
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Sheviakova
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Makhova
authors.forename: Iu P
authors.initials: IuP
authors.lastname: Aleshko-Ozhevskiĭ
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kopyt'ko
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Mazo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009031:Moscow; D012016:Reference Values; D012574:Schools; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis* / Q000172:deficiency; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017967:Zinc Compounds; D015032:Zinc