Zinc gluconate in the treatment of dysgeusia - A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Heckmann, S M ^a   Hujoel, P ^b   Habiger, S ^a   Friess, W ^c   Wichmann, M ^a   Heckmann, J G ^a   Hummel, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysgeusia; Gustatory function; Mood; Zinc therapy

Indexed keywords

GLUCONIC ACID; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSGEUSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSGEUSIA; FEMALE; GLUCONATES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZINC;

EID: 16644382789     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400105     Document Type: Article

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