Zinc supplementation in public health

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 31-42

  Penny, Mary Edith ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Child morbidity; Child mortality; Diarrhea; Pneumonia; Zinc supplements

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSENTERY; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; KLEBSIELLA; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHIGELLA; SOCIAL MARKETING; SUPPLEMENTATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VOMITING; ZINC DEFICIENCY; CHILD NUTRITION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIGH RISK INFANT; IMMUNITY; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREVENTION; SAFETY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ZINC;

EID: 84877969313     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348263     Document Type: Article

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