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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Published in Am J Clin Nutr on December 01, 2000

Authors

Z A Bhutta1, S M Bird, R E Black, K H Brown, J M Gardner, A Hidayat, F Khatun, R Martorell, N X Ninh, M E Penny, J L Rosado, S K Roy, M Ruel, S Sazawal, A Shankar

Author Affiliations

1: Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan.

Associated clinical trials:

Therapeutic Zinc in Infant Bacterial Illness | NCT00347386

Therapeutic Zinc in Childhood Pneumonia | NCT00252304

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