Therapeutic effects of oral zinc supplementation on acute watery diarrhea with moderate dehydration: A double-blind randomized clinical trial

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-99

  Karamyyar, Mohammad ^a   Gheibi, Shahsanam ^a   Noroozi, Mehran ^a   Valeshabad, Ali Kord ^b  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Children; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Zinc

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC;

ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHYDRATION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84877852646     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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