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Effect of preventive zinc supplementation on linear growth in children under 5 years of age in developing countries: a meta-analysis of studies for input to the lives saved tool
INTRODUCTION: Zinc plays an important role in cellular growth, cellular differentiation and metabolism. The results of previous meta-analyses evaluating effect of zinc supplementation on linear growth are inconsistent. We have updated and evaluated the available evidence according to Grading of Reco...
Autores principales: | Imdad, Aamer, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21501440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S3-S22 |
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