Therapeutic value of zinc supplementation in acute and persistent diarrhea: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: For over a decade, the importance of zinc in the treatment of acute and persistent diarrhea has been recognized. In spite of recently published reviews, there remain several unanswered questions about the role of zinc supplementation in childhood diarrhea in the developing countries. Our...

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Main Authors: Archana Patel, Manju Mamtani, Michael J Dibley, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2860998?pdf=render