Therapeutic evaluation of zinc and copper supplementation in acute diarrhea in children: Double blind randomized trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 433-442

  Patel, Archana B ^a,c   Dhande, Leena A ^b   Rawat, Manwar S ^b  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute Diarrhea; Copper; ORS; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHYDRATION; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLEMENTATION; SURVIVAL TIME; URBAN AREA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 19544367237     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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