| Title |
Zinc supplements for preventing otitis media
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006639.pub4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anjana Gulani, Harshpal S Sachdev |
| Abstract |
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear and is usually caused by infection. It affects people of all ages but is particularly common in young children. Around 164 million people worldwide have long-term hearing loss caused by this condition, 90% of them in low-income countries. As zinc supplements prevent pneumonia in disadvantaged children, we wanted to investigate whether zinc supplements could also prevent otitis media. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 247 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 41 | 16% |
| Researcher | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 53 | 21% |
| Unknown | 68 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 12 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 36 | 14% |
| Unknown | 79 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
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