Scaling up zinc treatment for childhood diarrhoea in the developing country setting: a before- and after-intervention study
| Autor: | Trevor Duke, Michael Nunan, William Horoto, Timmy Manea, Greg Duncan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Oral rehydration salts
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Primary health care Psychological intervention chemistry.chemical_element Developing country Pharmacy Zinc 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Intervention studies 03 medical and health sciences Diarrhea 0302 clinical medicine chemistry Medicine Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 47:16-22 |
| ISSN: | 1445-937X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jppr.1197 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Zinc sulphate is an important intervention for the treatment of diarrhoea in children in developing countries. We undertook a series of interventions to increase the availability and usage of zinc sulphate at primary healthcare facilities in the Solomon Islands. Methodology: A 12 month before-and-after intervention effectiveness trial in 80 randomly selected clinics. Data was collected on whether children |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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