Effect of Zinc in tablet and suspension formulations in the treatment of acute diarrhoea among young children in an emergency setting of earthquake affected region of Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 837-838

  Habib, Muhammad Atif ^a   Soofi, Sajid Bashir ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Formulations; Suspension; Tablets; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SUSPENSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; HUMANS; INFANT; PAKISTAN; SUSPENSIONS; TABLETS; ZINC;

EID: 78650156779     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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