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T1  - Zinc lozenges and the common cold : a meta-analysis comparing zinc acetate and zinc gluconate, and the role of zinc dosage 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/231461 
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A1  - Hemilä, Harri 
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Y1  - 2017 
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AB  - OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of zinc acetate lozenges with zinc gluconate lozenges in common cold treatment and to examine the dose-dependency of the effect. DESIGN: Meta-analysis. SETTING: Placebo-controlled zinc lozenge trials, in which the zinc dose was > 75 mg/day. The pooled effect of zinc lozenges on common cold duration was calculated by using inverse-variance random-effects method. PARTICIPANTS: Seven randomised trials with 575 participants with naturally acquired common colds. MAI... 
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KW  - 3125 Otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology; 317 Pharmacy; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health; common cold; randomised controlled trials; respiratory tract infections; therapeutic equivalency 
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