Effects of zinc supplementation in occurrence and duration of common cold in school aged children during cold season: A double-blind placebo-controlled Trial

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 376-380

  Vakili, Rahim ^a   Vahedian, Mohammad ^a   Khodaei, Gholam Hossian ^a   Mahmoudi, Mahmoud ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Common cold; Upper respiratory Infection; Zinc Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SINUSITIS; SUBURBAN AREA; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 73949153146     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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