Zinc in acute childhood diarrhea: Is it universally effective

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-

  Das, Rashmi R ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; ZINC;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84856368098     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.91891     Document Type: Letter

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