Oral zinc and common childhood infections-An update

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-166

  Basnet, Sudha ^a,b   Mathisen, Maria ^c   Strand, Tor A ^b,d  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d Division of Laboratory Medicine Sykehuset Innlandet   (Norway)

Author keywords

Childhood infections; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; ZINC;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMMON COLD; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; ZINC;

EID: 84929656646     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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