The added benefit of zinc supplementation after zinc treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea: A randomized, double-blind field trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 754-761

  Larson, Charles P ^a,b,d   Nasrin, Dilruba ^c   Saha, Amit ^a   Chowdhury, Mohiul I ^a   Qadri, Firdausi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute childhood diarrhoea; Bangladesh; Supplementation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URBAN AREA;

ACUTE DISEASE; BANGLADESH; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PLACEBOS; POVERTY AREAS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS; ZINC;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; DHAKA [DHAKA (ADS)];

EID: 77952271842     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02525.x     Document Type: Article

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