Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak

• Main Authors: Ismarulyusda Ishak,, Zaleha Md Isa,, Jamaludin Mohamed,, Khairul Osman,, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias,, Khalid Abdul Kadir,, Osman Ali,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=336&issue=Vol11(1):2005

Micronutrients are essential component of human life. Only small amounts are required for normal growth. The objective of this study was to assess micronutrient status among aborigines living in Sg Siput (U), Perak and Kuala Lipis , Pahang. Our study showed that serum selenium, manganese, magnesium...