Dietary supplementation and quality of life of older patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2030-2034

  Gariballa, Salah ^a   Forster, Sarah ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute illness; Nutritional supplements; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849069544     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01435.x     Document Type: Article

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