The efficacy of zinc supplementation on outcome of children with severe pneumonia. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1079-1084

  Valavi, Ehsan ^a,b   Hakimzadeh, Mehran ^a   Shamsizadeh, Ahmad ^a   Aminzadeh, Majid ^a   Alghasi, Arash ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Abuzar Children's Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Pneumonia; Supplementation; Treatment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; PLACEBO; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC SULFATE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY TIME; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 80054726662     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0458-1     Document Type: Article

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