Impact of trace elements and vitamin supplementation on immunity and infections in institutionalized elderly patients: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 748-754

  Girodon, François ^a   Galan, Pilar ^a   Monget, Anne Laure ^a   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^b   Brunet Lecomte, Patrick ^c   Preziosi, Paul ^a   Arnaud, Josiane ^d   Manuguerra, Jean Claude ^e   Hercberg, Serge ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC SULFATE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 0033548858     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.7.748     Document Type: Article

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