Zinc and copper supplementation in acute diarrhea in children: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

BMC Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Patel, Archana ^a,b   Dibley, Michael J ^c   Mamtani, Manju ^a   Badhoniya, Neetu ^a   Kulkarni, Hemant ^a  

^a Lata Medical Research Foundation   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; INDIA; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PLACEBOS; TIME FACTORS; ZINC;

EID: 66249113189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-22     Document Type: Article

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