Zinc supplementation in children with cholera in Bangladesh: Randomised controlled trial

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7638, 2008, Pages 266-268

  Roy, S K ^a   Hossain, M Jahangir ^a   Khatun, Wajiha ^a   Chakraborty, Barnali ^a   Chowdhury, S ^a   Begum, Afroza ^a   Mah e Muneer, Syeda ^a   Shafique, Sohana ^a   Khanam, Mansura ^a   Chowdhury, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHOLERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 39149098463     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39416.646250.AE     Document Type: Article

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