Systematic review and meta-analyses of studies of glutamine supplementation in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 413-425

  Crowther, M ^a,b   Avenell, A ^b   Culligan, D J ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

GLUTAMINE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MUCOSITIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350342742     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.41     Document Type: Review

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