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Zinc deficiency linked to taste loss and severe anemia in adults.

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Zinc Deficiency-induced Hypogeusia in a Patient with Refractory Iron-deficiency Anemia: A Case Report
Alex J. Gooding, Clifford D. Packer, Amanda L Pensiero

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