Individuals at risk of zinc deficiency (6, 19, 23, 24): 1  Premature and low-birth-weight infants. 2  Older breast-fed infants and toddlers with inadequate intake of zinc-rich complementary foods. 3  Children and adolescents. 4  Pregnant and lactating (breast-feeding) women, especially adolescents.
A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients.
inpatient, inmate - a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated. outpatient - a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated. diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness. vaccinee - a patient who has been vaccinated