Effect of dose reduction of supplemental zinc for childhood diarrhoea: study protocol for a double-masked, randomised controlled trial in India and Tanzania

Effect of dose reduction of supplemental zinc for childhood diarrhoea: study protocol for a double-masked, randomised controlled trial in India and Tanzania

Background Diarrhoea-associated mortality and morbidity are highest in infants and young children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Zinc supplementation during acute diarrhoea has been shown to reduce the duration of illness and the risk of persistent diarrhoea. However, vomiting wi...

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Main Authors: Per Ashorn, Sarah S Somji, Pratibha Dhingra, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Prabhabati Devi, Jitendra Kumar, Saikat Deb, Om Prakash Semwal, Sunil Sazawal, Karim Manji, Rodrick Kisenge, Mohamed Bakari, Enju Liu, Christopher Sudfeld, Christopher P Duggan, Rajiv Bahl, Jonathon L Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000460.full
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