Therapeutic effectiveness of ionic zinc for common colds

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-484

  Eby, George A ^a  

^a George Eby Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCONATE ZINC; PLACEBO; ZINC ACETATE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOZENGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOVIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMON COLD; GLUCONATES; HUMANS; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE;

EID: 39349099302     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/527479     Document Type: Letter

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