Glutamine and antioxidants in critically ill patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 482-485

  Bistrian, Bruce R ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLOOD LEVEL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NOTE; MORTALITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84880909856     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1306658     Document Type: Letter

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