Zinc sulfate supplementation for treatment of recurring oral ulcers

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 559-561

  Merchant, Hubert W ^a   Gangarosa, Louis P ^a   Glassman, Armand B ^a   Sobel, Robert E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC SULFATE;

APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; APHTHOUS ULCER; DRUG THERAPY; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASES; RECURRENCE; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; SULFATES; ZINC;

EID: 0017737241     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-197705000-00016     Document Type: Article

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