Effects of zinc supplementation on child mortality

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9565, 2007, Pages 885-886

  Bhatnagar, Shinjini ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33947117373     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60423-1     Document Type: Note

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