Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years of age
<strong>Background</strong> Zinc deficiency is prevalent in low‐ and middle‐income countries, and contributes to significant diarrhoea‐, pneumonia‐, and malaria‐related morbidity and mortality among young children. Zinc deficiency also impairs growth. <br> <strong>Objectives&...
Main Authors: | Mayo-Wilson, E, Junior, JA, Imdad, A, Dean, S, Chan, XHS, Chan, ES, Jaswal, A, Bhutta, ZA |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Cochrane Collaboration
2014
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