The effect of zinc and vitamin a supplementation on immune response in an older population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-26

  Fortes, Cristina ^a,f   Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Agabiti, Nerina ^a   Fano, Valeria ^a   Pacifici, Roberta ^b   Virgili, Fabio ^c   Piras, Giovanna ^a   Guidi, Luisa ^d   Bartoloni, Carlo ^d   Tricerri, Augusto ^d   Zuccaro, Piergiorgio ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^e   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a Epidemiologic Unit   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Osserv Epidemiologico Regionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; PLACEBO; RETINOL PALMITATE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; ZINC SULFATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031974582     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01008.x     Document Type: Article

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