Shereen Aboelyazeed Mohammed Ahmed <br/><br/>
Efficacy of zinc in the management of the common cold in school age children at 4 -6 years /  
 تأثير الزنك فى علاج نزلات البرد لدى أطفال المدارس من سن أربع الى ست سنوات 
Shereen Aboelyazeed Mohammed Ahmed ; Supervised Ebtissam Abdelghaffar Metwally , Ahmed Ali Elayadi , Ghada Mahmoud Khafajy 
 - Cairo :   Shereen Aboelyazeed Mohammed Ahmed ,   2013 
 - 122 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine 
<br/><br/> The common cold is one of the most widespread illnesses and is a leading cause of visits to the doctor and absenteeism from school and work . Trials conducted since 1984 investigating the role of zinc for the common cold symptoms have had mixed results . Inadequate treatment masking and reduced bioavailability of zinc from some formulations have been cited as influencing results 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Common cold  School children  Zinc