Zinc supplementation for the treatment ofmeasles in children (Review)
| dc.contributor.author | Awotiwon, A. A. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Oduwole, O. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Sinha, A. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Okwundu, C. I. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-18T07:05:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-18T07:05:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Measles is an important cause of childhoodmorbidity andmortality globally, despite increasing vaccine coverage. Zinc plays a significant role in the maintenance of normal immunological functions, therefore supplements given to zinc-deficient children will increase the availability of zinc and could reduce measles-related morbidity and mortality. This is an update of a review first published in 2015. Objectives: To assess the effects of zinc supplementation in reducing morbidity and mortality in children with measles. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104449 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | measles | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | zinc supplementation | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Zinc supplementation for the treatment ofmeasles in children (Review) | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |