Village-randomized clinical trial of home distribution of zinc for treatment of childhood diarrhea in rural Western kenya.

Village-randomized clinical trial of home distribution of zinc for treatment of childhood diarrhea in rural Western kenya.

<h4>Background</h4>Zinc treatment shortens diarrhea episodes and can prevent future episodes. In rural Africa, most children with diarrhea are not brought to health facilities. In a village-randomized trial in rural Kenya, we assessed if zinc treatment might have a community-level preven...

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Main Authors:	Daniel R Feikin, Godfrey Bigogo, Allan Audi, Sherri L Pals, George Aol, Charles Mbakaya, John Williamson, Robert F Breiman, Charles P Larson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24835009/pdf/?tool=EBI

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