Zinc supplementation for treating diarrhea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 370-377

  Galvao, Tais Freire ^a   Thees, Maria Fernanda Reis E Silva ^b   Pontes, Rossana Ferreira ^c   Silva, Marcus Tolentino ^a   Pereira, Mauricio Gomes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária ^*  (Brazil)

^c Secretaria de Saúde Do Distrito Federal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Diarrhea; Malnutrition; Review; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; MALNUTRITION; META-ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ZINC;

EID: 84880222298     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892013000500009     Document Type: Article

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