Short report: Prescription and administration of a 14-day regimen of zinc treatment for childhood diarrhea in Mali

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 880-883

  Winch, Peter J ^a   Gilroy, Kate E ^a   Doumbia, Seydou ^b   Patterson, Amy E ^c   Daou, Zana ^d   Coulibaly, Seyon ^d   Swedberg, Eric ^d   Black, Robert E ^a   Fontaine, Olivier ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b National School of Medicine Pharmacy and Dentistry   (Mali)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MALE; MALI; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG LABELING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; ZINC;

EID: 33745027679     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.880     Document Type: Article

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