Rheumatoid arthritis treated with vegetarian diets

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Kjeldsen Kragh, Jens ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diet therapy; Eicosanoid precursors; Fasting; Fecal flora; Food allergy; Humans; Nutritional status; Placebo effect; Rheumatoid arthritis; Vegan diet; Vegetarian diet

Indexed keywords

FOOD ANTIGEN; ICOSANOID; LEUKOTRIENE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; FECES MICROFLORA; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0032872961     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.594s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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