ERIC Number: EJ416589
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Effects of Serum Zinc Supplementation on Pica Behavior of Persons with Mental Retardation.
Lofts, Ronald H.; And Others
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v95 n1 p103-09 Jul 1990
Of 806 institutionalized adults with mental retardation, 15.5 percent exhibited pica. Fifty-four percent of the pica group had serum zinc levels below normal range, whereas 7 percent of a control group had serum zinc levels below the normal range. After supplementation with chelated zinc, residents had significant reductions in pica. (Author/JDD)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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