Zinc supplementation as adjunct therapy in children with measles accompanied by pneumonia: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial | Zendy

Dilip Mahalanabis | Zendy; A Chowdhury | Zendy; Snehasis Jana | Zendy; Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya | Zendy; MK Chakrabarti | Zendy; Mohammed A Wahed | Zendy; M. A. Khaled | Zendy

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Zinc supplementation as adjunct therapy in children with measles accompanied by pneumonia: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

Dilip Mahalanabis,

A Chowdhury,

Snehasis Jana,

Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya,

MK Chakrabarti,

Mohammed A Wahed,

M. A. Khaled

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/76.3.604

Subject(s) - medicine , measles , pneumonia , placebo , randomized controlled trial , vitamin , pediatrics , diarrhea , immunology , vaccination , alternative medicine , pathology

Zinc deficiency, common in developing countries, is associated with decreased immunocompetence. Zinc supplementation benefits children with acute and persistent diarrhea and prevents pneumonia. Most deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases are from measles and whooping cough; pneumonia is the most common complication of measles and often the proximate cause of related deaths.

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