Comparison of the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in tablets form with that of the suspension form in the treatment of acute diarrhoea

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 156-158

  Urooj, Sarwat ^a   Memon, Hafeez Ullah ^b   Memon, Yasmeen ^b   Ali, Bibi Shazia ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Civil Hospital Hyderabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; ORS; Zinc suspension; Zinc tablets

Indexed keywords

ZINC; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPERSIBLE TABLET; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSPENSION; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SUSPENSIONS; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 85010878065     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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