The effect of zinc on pneumonia in children: Is it really ineffective?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 997-998

  Zen, Vanessa ^a   Vinholes, Daniele Botelho ^a   Wolff, Fernando Herz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; ZINC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; PNEUMONIA; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TREATMENT FAILURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INFANT; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PNEUMONIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VOMITING; ZINC;

EID: 78049424349     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.30019     Document Type: Letter

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