Effect of high dose growth hormone with glutamine and no change in diet on intestinal absorption in short bowel patients: A randomised, double blind, crossover, placebo controlled study

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Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-205

  Szkudlarek, J ^a   Jeppesen, P B ^a   Mortensen, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Growth hormone; Intestinal absorption; Intestinal failure; Parenteral nutrition; Short bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033915693     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.47.2.199     Document Type: Article

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