Zinc in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea: Current Status and Assessment

Gastroenterology

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2201-2205

  Hoque, Kazi Mirajul ^a   Binder, Henry J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33744526257     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.02.062     Document Type: Review

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