A randomized controlled trial of chelated zinc for prevention of the common cold in thai school children

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 145-150

  Rerksuppaphol, Sanguansak ^a   Rerksuppaphol, Lakkana ^a  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chelated zinc; Common cold; Cough; Fever; School children; Zinc bis glycinate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; QUALIMED; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC BISGLYCINATE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE DISORDER; THAILAND; VOMITING; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PLACEBOS; SCHOOLS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881483563     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000064     Document Type: Article

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