Zinc and low osmolarity oral rehydration salts for diarrhoea: A renewed call to action

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 780-786

  Walker, Christa L Fischer ^a   Fontaine, Olivier ^b   Young, Mark W ^c   Black, Robert E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; MORTALITY RISK; NATIONAL STRATEGY; REHYDRATION;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OSMOLARITY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POVERTY; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70350244845     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.058990     Document Type: Article

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