Meta-analysis: Zinc supplementation for acute gastroenteritis in children

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-723

  Patro, B ^a   Golicki, D ^a   Szajewska, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCONATE ZINC; MULTIVITAMIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 49849100927     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03787.x     Document Type: Review

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