Zinc lozenges for the common cold

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Macknin, Michael L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE ZINC; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; LOZENGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032957014     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.66.1.27     Document Type: Review

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