Gargling with tea catechin extracts for the prevention of influenza infection in elderly nursing home residents: A prospective clinical study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 669-672

  Yamada, Hiroshi ^a   Takuma, Norikata ^b   Daimon, Takashi ^a   Hara, Yukihiko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b White Cross Nursing Home   (Japan)

^c Mitsui Norin Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; CATECHIN GALLATE; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENON E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GARGLE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; TEA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATECHIN; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; IRRIGATION; JAPAN; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEA;

EID: 33846440884     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.669     Document Type: Article

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