The effect of case management on childhood pneumonia mortality in developing countries

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2011
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CRD SUMMARY:

This review concluded that available evidence reinforced the effectiveness of community and hospital case management with antibiotics, but not the effectiveness of zinc and vitamin A supportive treatment for treating children with pneumonia as recommended by World Health Organisation. Given the poor quality of included studies and some concerns about the review methods, these conclusions should be interpreted cautiously.
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First added on: Jun 06, 2012