Prevention and control strategies for children Kashin-Beck disease in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate prevention and control strategies for children with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) in China through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

We conducted literature searches of articles indexed in Web of Knowledge, PubMed, Springerlink, Elsevier, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang data until February 2019. Search terms included "Kashin-Beck disease" or "KBD," and "improvement of water" or "change of grain" or "salt-rich selenium" or "comprehensive measures." Eligible studies were prospective trials of interventions in endemic area. Data extraction was performed by 2 independent authors using predefined data fields that also included quality evaluation.

Results

We screened 1183 potentially relevant articles, and included

SUBMITTER: Yu FF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738986 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature