Comparison of the estimated cost-effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplementation strategies for reducing child morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in Food Nutr Bull on June 01, 2013

Authors

Kenneth H Brown1, Sonja Y Hess, Stephen A Vosti, Shawn K Baker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Nutrition, Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. khbrown@ucdavis.edu

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