The clinical efficacy of a bovine lactoferrin/whey protein Ig-rich fraction (Lf/IgF) for the common cold: A double blind randomized study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 164-171

  Vitetta, Luis ^a,b   Coulson, Samantha ^a   Beck, Shoshannah L ^a   Gramotnev, Helen ^a   Du, Sharon ^a   Lewis, Sophie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovine lactoferrin; Clinical efficacy; Common cold; Whey protein immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RICH FRACTION; LACTOFERRIN; MILK PROTEIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877124192     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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