Nutritional supplements can delay the progression of AIDS in HIV-infected patients: Results from a double-blinded, clinical trial at Mengo Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Namulemia, Edith ^a   Sparling, James ^b,c   Foster, Harold D ^d  

^a Mengo Hospital   (Uganda)

^b Internal Medicine and Respiratory Disease   (Canada)

^c Friends of Mengo Hospital (Canada)   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CD4 cell count; Glutathione peroxidase; HIV; Karnofsky scores; Nutritional supplements; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RETINOL; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UGANDA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 35448988460     PISSN: 03170209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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