Zinc and low osmolarity oral rehydration salts for diarrhoea: a renewed call to action

In 2004, WHO and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released a joint statement recommending a new lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) formulation and zinc supplementation for diarrhoea management. More than 5 years later, diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of death an...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Main Authors: Christa L Fischer Walker, Olivier Fontaine, Mark W Young, Robert E Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009001000014&lng=en&tlng=en