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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Jun;60(6):1180-1.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03976.x.

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

Luann Bianco, Eleanor Perrelli, Virginia Towle, Peter H Van Ness, Manisha Juthani-Mehta
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.
No abstract available

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