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Zinc in Acute Pneumonia in Children: Is it Time to Stop Further Trials?

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    Rashmi Ranjan Das

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Das, R.R. Zinc in Acute Pneumonia in Children: Is it Time to Stop Further Trials?. Indian J Pediatr 79, 682–684 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0639-y

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