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Zinc Intervention Strategies: Costs and Health Benefits

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Abbreviations

AMD:

Age-related macular degeneration

AREDS:

Age-Related Eye Disease Study

BCR:

Benefit-to-cost ratio

DALYs:

Disability adjusted life years

EAR:

Estimated average requirement

GA:

Geographic atrophy

IZiNCG:

International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group

NPK:

Nitrogen phosphorus and potassium

UNICEF:

United Nations Children’s Fund

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Scrimgeour, A.G., Condlin, M.L., Otieno, L., Bovill, M.E. (2011). Zinc Intervention Strategies: Costs and Health Benefits. In: Gerald, J., Watson, R., Preedy, V. (eds) Nutrients, Dietary Supplements, and Nutriceuticals. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-308-4_13

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