Impact of zinc supplementation on persistent diarrhoea in malnourished Bangladeshi children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1235-1239

  Roy, S K ^a,d   Tomkins, A M ^b   Mahalanabis, D ^a   Akramuzzaman, S M ^a   Haider, R ^a   Behrens, R H ^c   Fuchs, G ^a  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Children; Malnutrition; Persistent diarrhoea; Recovery; Weight loss; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BANGLADESH; BODY WEIGHT; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; ZINC;

EID: 0032437736     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352598750030898     Document Type: Article

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