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Prevention of diarrhea and acute lower respiratory infection by zinc supplementation in developing country children: pooled analysis of randomized control trials

This study assessed the effects of zinc supplementation in the prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia with the use of a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials in children in developing countries....Conclusions: Zinc supplementation in children in developing countries is associated with substa...

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Main Authors: Black, R., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Brown, Kenneth H., Gardner, J., Gore, S., Kidayat, A., Khatun, F., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ninh, N., Penny, M., Rosado, J., Roy, S., Ruel, Marie T., Sazawal, S., Zinc Investigators Collaborative Group
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 1999
Subjects:
trace elements
health
nutrition
children
zinc
pneumonia
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171090
Summary:This study assessed the effects of zinc supplementation in the prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia with the use of a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials in children in developing countries....Conclusions: Zinc supplementation in children in developing countries is associated with substantial reductions in the rates of diarrhea and pneumonia, the 2 leading causes of death in these settings.

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