Zinc and childhood infectious disease morbidity and mortality

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Black, R E ^a   Sazawal, S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Malaria; Malnutrition; Pneumonia; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MINERAL BALANCE; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034955496     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2000304     Document Type: Review

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