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:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/03f3d39db6e840fe8ae7f24f9d41e5c6
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