Effects of fish oil supplementation on kidney transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2462-2470

  Tatsioni, Athina ^a   Chung, Mei ^a   Sun, Yannan ^a   Kupelnick, Bruce ^a   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^b   Perrone, Ronald ^a   Chew, Priscilla ^a   Lau, Joseph ^a   Bonis, Peter A ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 28444491062     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2005020176     Document Type: Article

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