Effects of Long-Term Vitamin E Supplementation in Alcoholic Cirrhotics

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 192-196

  De La Maza, María Pía ^a   Petermann, Margarita ^a   Bunout, Daniel ^a   Hirsch, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver disease; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BILIRUBIN; PLACEBO; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; BILIRUBIN; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0028916565     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1995.10718493     Document Type: Article

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