A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of retinol palmitate (Vitamin A) for symptomatic chronic radiation proctopathy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Ehrenpreis, Eli D ^a   Jani, Ashesh ^a   Levitsky, Josh ^a   Ahn, Joseph ^a   Hong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Radiation proctopathy; Randomized; Retinol palmitate; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE DISEASE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A;

EID: 13744258026     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0821-7     Document Type: Article

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