TY - BOOK AU - Shereen Aboelyazeed Mohammed Ahmed AU - Ahmed Ali Elayadi , AU - Ebtissam Abdelghaffar Metwally , AU - Ghada Mahmoud Khafajy , TI - Efficacy of zinc in the management of the common cold in school age children at 4 -6 years / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Shereen Aboelyazeed Mohammed Ahmed , KW - Common cold KW - School children KW - Zinc N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -