Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years of age

Journal article : Review

Background 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.
Objectives To assess the effects of zinc supplementation for preventing mortality and morbidity, and for promoting growth, in children aged six months to 12 years of age.
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Authors: Mayo-Wilson, E; Junior, JA; Imdad, A; Dean, S; Chan, XHS

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Cochrane Collaboration
• Journal: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• Volume: 2014
• Issue: 5
• Article number: CD009384
• Place of publication: England
• Publication date: 2014-05-15
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009384.pub2
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• Pmid: 24826920
• Language: English
• Keywords: child mortality; cause of death; morbidity; trace elements; diarrhea; zinc; SBTMR; infant mortality; randomized controlled trials as Topic; malaria; growth disorders; respiratory tract infections
• Subtype: Review