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Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Volume 4, 1975 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Zinc: Its Relationship to Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Alastair C. Kennedy Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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Gordon S. Fell Department of Biochemistry, The Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland
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Patrick J. Rooney Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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William H. Stevens Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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W. Carson Dick Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
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W. Watson Buchanan Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland
Pages 243-245 | Received 01 Oct 1974, Published online: 12 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Preliminary studies indicate that plasma zinc concentrations, as estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, are reduced in rheumatoid arthritis. A relationship has also been established between metacarpal index of osteoporosis and plasma zinc concentrations in rheumatoid subjects.

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