Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Mahomed, Kassam ^a   Bhutta, Z ^b   Middleton, P ^b  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Dietary supplements; *Pregnancy outcome; Female; Humans; Infant, low birth weight; Infant, newborn; Obstetric labor, premature prevention control ; Pregnancy; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Zinc *administration dosage

Indexed keywords

RETRACTED ARTICLE; REVIEW;

EID: 38649135134     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000230.pub3     Document Type: Review

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