Title of article :
Effect of daily zinc supplementation on child mortality in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Author/Authors :
James M Tielsch، نويسنده , , Subarna K Khatry، نويسنده , , Rebecca J Stoltzfus، نويسنده , , JoAnne Katz، نويسنده , , Steven C LeClerq، نويسنده , , Ramesh Adhikari، نويسنده , , Luke C Mullany، نويسنده , , Robert Black، نويسنده , , Shardaram Shresta، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Background
Zinc supplementation can reduce subsequent morbidity in children recovering from diarrhoea and respiratory illness in developing countries. However, whether routine supplementation would decrease morbidity and mortality in populations with zinc