Zinc supplementation for prevention or treatment of childhood pneumonia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-66

  Mathew, Joseph L ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIARRHEA; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEASLES; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ZINC;

EID: 74749109038     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0004-7     Document Type: Review

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