Update on prolonged and persistent diarrhea in children

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-23

  Moore, Sean R ^a  

^a Center for Global Child Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Malnutrition; Persistent diarrhea; Prolonged diarrhea; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; HUMANS;

EID: 79951672556     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOG.0b013e32833f215d     Document Type: Article

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