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

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
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-348X Ruel, Marie
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
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-348X Ruel, Marie
Source :: Journal of Pediatrics 135(6): 689-697
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: PR<br />IFPRI3; ISI<br />FCND<br />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." -- from Abstract

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