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Editorial
. 2008 Feb 2;336(7638):227-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39434.517431.80. Epub 2008 Jan 8.

Zinc supplements for severe cholera

Marzia Lazzerini
Editorial

Zinc supplements for severe cholera

Marzia Lazzerini. BMJ. .

Abstract

Are simple, well tolerated, and could save money as well as lives

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Competing interests: None declared.

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