Efficacy of zinc supplementation in reducing the incidence and prevalence of acute diarrhea- a community-based, double-blind, controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 413-418

  Sazawal, Sunil ^a   Black, Robert E ^a   Bhan, Maharaj K ^a   Jalla, Sanju ^a   Sinha, Anju ^a   Bhandari, Nita ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Diarrhea prevention; Humans; India; Infantile diarrhea; Malnutrition; Randomized trial; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE ZINC; MULTIVITAMIN;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030836745     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.2.413     Document Type: Article

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