Zinc supplementation in severe malnutrition

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 236-238

  Vasudevan, A ^a   Shendurnikar, N ^a,b   Kotecha, P V ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 0030897775     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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