The dawning of the "zinc era" in the treatment of pediatric acute gastroenteritis worldwide?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-255

  Canani, Roberto Berni ^a   Ruotolo, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ZINC;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; CAREGIVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33645296304     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000214159.60445.9a     Document Type: Editorial

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