Question · asked by 1 review
Zinc vs placebo: Adverse effects
- Population
- people with AMD
- Intervention
- Zinc
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Adverse effects
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Zinc vs placebo Adverse effects · people with AMD Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age‐related macular degeneration (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 286 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age‐related macular degeneration 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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