Viral infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the importance
of public health practices including handwashing and vaccinations in reducing their spread …

We reviewed interventions that affect maternal and child undernutrition and nutrition-related
outcomes. These interventions included promotion of breastfeeding; strategies to promote …

锌与儿童生长和健康的关系, 早已受到关注. 但由于锌缺乏没有特定和明确的症状与体征,
临床上也没有简便, 可靠的判断人体锌营养状况的生物指标; 因此对儿童锌缺乏的程度和危害性 …

Seventy six senior academics from 11 countries invite The BMJ's editors to reconsider their
policy of rejecting qualitative research on the grounds of low priority. They challenge the …

This is the second of five papers in the child survival series. The first focused on continuing
high rates of child mortality (over 10 million each year) from preventable causes: diarrhoea …

Background In developing countries, diarrhoea causes around 500,000 child deaths
annually. Zinc supplementation during acute diarrhoea is currently recommended by the …

Vitamin C concentrations in the plasma and leukocytes rapidly decline during infections and
stress. Supplementation of vitamin C was found to improve components of the human …

Despite much progress in the understanding of pathogenesis and of management,
diarrhoeal illnesses remain one of the most important causes of global childhood mortality …

Background The nutritional status of school-aged children impacts their health, cognition,
and subsequently their educational achievement. The school is an opportune setting to …

▪ Abstract Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human growth, development, and immune
function. Zinc deficiency impairs overall immune function and resistance to infection. Mild to …