Initiation of zinc treatment for acute childhood diarrhoea and risk for vomiting or regurgitation: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 311-319

  Larson, Charles Palmer ^a,b   Hoque, A B M Mominul ^a   Larson, Charles Philip ^c   Khan, Ali Miraj ^a   Saha, Unnati Rani ^a  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Diarrhoea; Double blind method; Placebo; Randomized clinical trials; Regurgitation; Vomiting; Zinc; Zinc therapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TABLET FORMULATION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASTRINGENTS; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOMITING; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 33645359464     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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