ISSN: 2167-0501
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Farid ullah Shah
Pakistan
Research Article
Hidden Deficiency of Micronutrients in Apparently Healthy Children of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Author(s): Mohammad Shoaib Khan, Farid ullah Shah, Zahoor Ahmed and Afzal Shah
Mohammad Shoaib Khan, Farid ullah Shah, Zahoor Ahmed and Afzal Shah
Objective: The present study was designed to analyze the level of micronutrients among apparently normal and healthy children who were randomly selected from various parts of District Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in order to evaluate any hidden deficiency of micronutrients malnutrition. Place and duration of the study: The study was designed & compiled in the Department of Biochemistry, Bannu Medical College, Bannu in 2012 while, analytical analysis of the study was carried out at High tech Laboratory, Agriculture university, Faisalabad. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study, micronutrients in blood samples of pre-school children belonging to various areas of District Bannu, Khyber paktunkhwa, Pakistan were determined by Polarized Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Z-8200, Hitachi Japan. Results: Total number of studied population w.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0501.1000172