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Zinc vs placebo: FEV1 % predicted

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Zinc supplementation changes respiratory function mean FEV1 % predicted compared with placebo (very low certainty).

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Summary of findings: Zinc supplementation vs placebo
Respiratory function mean FEV1 % predicted · children with cystic fibrosis
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Zinc supplementation changes respiratory function mean FEV1 % predicted compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Antibiotic adjuvant therapy for pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 62 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antibiotic adjuvant therapy for pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

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