Zinc supplementation in young children: A review of the literature focusing on diarrhoea prevention and treatment

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 181-188

  Liberato, Selma C ^a   Singh, Gurmeet ^a   Mulholland, Kim ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Growth; Oral zinc; Respiratory infection; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE ZINC; ZINC; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STOMACH IRRITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ZINC DEFICIENCY; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 84924423478     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.08.002     Document Type: Review

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