[HTML][HTML] Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the efficacy of treatment with zinc or vitamin A in infants and young children with severe acute …
D Mahalanabis, M Lahiri, D Paul, S Gupta… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background Acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is a leading cause of childhood death.
Zinc supplementation prevents ALRI. Vitamin A supplementation reduces childhood
mortality, but its benefit concerning ALRI-specific mortality is unproven. Objective The
objective was to evaluate the effect of zinc and vitamin A on the clinical recovery of children
with severe ALRI. Design In a controlled trial with a factorial design, 153 children aged 2-24
mo who were hospitalized with severe ALRI were randomly assigned to receive 10 mg zinc …
Zinc supplementation prevents ALRI. Vitamin A supplementation reduces childhood
mortality, but its benefit concerning ALRI-specific mortality is unproven. Objective The
objective was to evaluate the effect of zinc and vitamin A on the clinical recovery of children
with severe ALRI. Design In a controlled trial with a factorial design, 153 children aged 2-24
mo who were hospitalized with severe ALRI were randomly assigned to receive 10 mg zinc …
