Neonatal zinc supplementation for prevention of mortality and morbidity in breastfed low birth weight infants: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Gulani, Anjana ^a   Bhatnagar, Shinjini ^b   Sachdev, H P S ^a,c  

^a SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Breastfed; Low birth weight; Morbidity; Mortality; Neonate; Zinc

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORBIDITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ZINC;

EID: 79954441266     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0043-8     Document Type: Review

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