Therapeutic effects of oral zinc in acute and persistent diarrhea in children in developing countries: pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Presents the meta-analyses of efficacy studies demonstrating that 10-14 days of zinc supplementation reduce the duration and severity of diarrhea episodes.

Author

Zulifiqar Bhutta, Sheila Bird, Robert Black, Kenneth Brown, Julie Gardner, Adi Hidayat, Farida Khatun, Reynaldo Martorell, Nguyen Ninh, Mary Penny, Jorge Rosado, Swapan Roy, Marie Ruel, Sunil Sazawal, Anuraj Shankar

Contributor

POUZN Project

Published
January 2000
Resource Types
Journal Publication
Country
Bangladesh
India
Peru
Health Area
Child Health
Keywords
diarrhea
malnutrition
zinc
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9

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