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Effect of supplemental zinc on the growth and serum zinc concentrations of prepubertal children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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In this article, the effect of zinc supplementation on the physical growth and serum zinc concentrations of prepubertal children was investigated in a randomized controlled intervention trial with a total of 33 acceptable studies with appropriate data.
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This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 2002-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 638 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Zinc deficiency & Micronutrient.

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Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences

TL;DR: The high mortality and disease burden resulting from these nutrition-related factors make a compelling case for the urgent implementation of interventions to reduce their occurrence or ameliorate their consequences.
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Global burden of disease and risk factors

TL;DR: Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors examines the comparative importance of diseases, injuries, and risk factors; it incorporates a range of new data sources to develop consistent estimates of incidence, prevalence, severity and duration, and mortality for 136 major diseases and injuries.
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What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival.

TL;DR: To eliminate stunting in the longer term, existing interventions that were designed to improve nutrition and prevent related disease could reduce stunting at 36 months by 36%; mortality between birth and 36 monthsBy about 25%; and disability-adjusted life-years associated with stunting, severe wasting, intrauterine growth restriction, and micronutrient deficiencies by about 25%.
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Guidelines on food fortification with micronutrients

TL;DR: Food fortification has the dual advantage of being able to deliver nutrients to large segments of the population without requiring radical changes in food consumption patterns.
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Meta-Analysis: Quantitative Methods for Research Synthesis

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Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Methods for Quantitative Synthesis in Medicine

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a meta-analysis of utility and cost-utility analysis with a focus on the effect of heterogeneity in the utility utility analysis and cost effectiveness analysis.
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