Effect of Supplementation with Zinc and Other Micronutrients on Malaria in Tanzanian Children: A Randomised Trial

BACKGROUND: It is uncertain to what extent oral supplementation with zinc can reduce episodes of malaria in endemic areas. Protection may depend on other nutrients. We measured the effect of supplementation with zinc and other nutrients on malaria rates. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In a 2×2 factorial tria...

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Autores principales: Veenemans, Jacobien, Milligan, Paul, Prentice, Andrew M., Schouten, Laura R. A., Inja, Nienke, van der Heijden, Aafke C., de Boer, Linsey C. C., Jansen, Esther J. S., Koopmans, Anna E., Enthoven, Wendy T. M., Kraaijenhagen, Rob J., Demir, Ayse Y., Uges, Donald R. A., Mbugi, Erasto V., Savelkoul, Huub F. J., Verhoef, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22131908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001125

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