Pilot randomized controlled dosing study of cranberry capsules for reduction of bacteriuria plus pyuria in female nursing home residents - PubMed (original) (raw)

Randomized Controlled Trial

Pilot randomized controlled dosing study of cranberry capsules for reduction of bacteriuria plus pyuria in female nursing home residents

Luann Bianco et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jun.

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All authors have no potential conflicts of interest.

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