Zinc supplementation reduced cost and duration of acute diarrhea in children

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 560-566

  Gregorio, Germana V ^a   Dans, Leonila F ^a   Cordero, Cynthia P ^a   Panelo, Carlo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BAGUIO   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Diarrhea; Incremental cost effectiveness ratio; Oral rehydration solution; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 34247634027     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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