The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 8 , Pages 693-699 , August 2006

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nutritional Supplementation During Acute Illness

  • Salah Gariballa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • Department of Internal Medicine, UAE University, United Arab Emirate
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Salah Gariballa, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, United Arab Emirate
    • ,
  • Sarah Forster, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Stephen Walters, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Statistics, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Hilary Powers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Nutrition Unit, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

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PII: S0002-9343(05)01153-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.12.006

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 8 , Pages 693-699 , August 2006

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