Zinc and the common cold: Are we close to a cure?

Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 708-709

  Moss, Sherif B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030848917     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(97)83024-9     Document Type: Article

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