Indian pediatrics
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Indian Pediatr
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of albendazole in improving nutritional status of pre-school children in urban slums.
To study the clinical efficacy and the incremental cost-effectiveness of albendazole in improving the nutritional status of pre-school children. ⋯ Six monthly albendazole reduces the risk of stunting with a small increase in the expenditure on health care from the payer's perspective. Larger trials are needed to study the effect of albendazole on prevention of stunting, cognitive functions and all-cause childhood mortality.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Multicenter randomized placebo controlled trial of therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin in decreasing mortality due to neonatal sepsis.
To determine whether therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) would decrease mortality in neonatal sepsis. ⋯ In the sample studied therapy with IVIG did not reduce mortality in neonatal sepsis