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Zinc vs placebo: Standardised mean global symptom severity Duration of

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Zinc vs placebo
Standardised mean global symptom severity Duration of · adults and children without colds
Zinc for prevention and treatment of the common cold (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 101 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Zinc for prevention and treatment of the common cold
2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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