ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Vitamin AD Drops are More Effective than Intramuscular Injection of Thymosin in Reducing the Rate of Growth Retardation in Children.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Retracted: Vitamin AD Drops are More Effective than Intramuscular Injection of Thymosin in Reducing the Rate of Growth Retardation in Children.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2023Article
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- Retraction · 2023-06-21Concerns/Issues about Data · Concerns/Issues about Referencing/Attributions · Concerns/Issues about Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · Unreliable Results and/or Conclusions · · See also: https://pubpeer.com/publications/4EDA7BF2C6CF9E4194309348BC9E99
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the effect of vitamin AD drops on growth retardation in children. Methods: From February 2020 to February 2021, 100 children with constipation and recurrent respiratory infections treated in our hospital were assigned to a vitamin AD drops group and intramuscular thymosin group, with 50 cases in each group. Outcome measures included mean height, body mass index (BMI), frequency of respiratory infections, increase in height and BMI, growth retardation, clinical effectiveness, immune function, medication compliance, and adverse responses. Results: The vitamin AD drops group showed higher mean height ( Conclusion: Vitamin AD drops are more effective than the intramuscular injection of thymosin in reducing the incidence of growth retardation in children.
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