Zinc supplementation for the prevention of acute lower respiratory infection in children in developing countries: meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized trials | Zendy

Daniel Roth | Zendy; Stephanie A. Richard | Zendy; Robert E. Black | Zendy

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Zinc supplementation for the prevention of acute lower respiratory infection in children in developing countries: meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized trials

Author(s) -

Daniel Roth,

Stephanie A. Richard,

Robert E. Black

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp391

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , incidence (geometry) , respiratory tract infections , pediatrics , epidemiology , pneumonia , clinical trial , respiratory system , physics , optics

Routine zinc supplementation is a potential intervention for the prevention of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in developing countries. However, discrepant findings from recent randomized trials remain unexplained.

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