Impact of zinc supplementation in children with acute diarrhoea in Turkey.

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Published in Arch Dis Child on December 14, 2005

Authors

P Boran1, G Tokuc, E Vagas, S Oktem, M K Gokduman

Author Affiliations

1: Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research and Training Hospital, 2nd Clinic of Pediatrics, Istanbul, Turkey. drperran@yahoo.com

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy of Zinc Sulfate With Probiotics for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children (Zinc) | NCT01140074

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