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David Hamer, M.D.
| Davidson H. Hamer, M.D. Visiting Scientist, Nutritional Immunology Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University Center for International Health and Development 85 East Concord Street - 5th floor Boston, MA 02118 Phone: (617) 414-1267 E-mail: dhamer@bu.org |
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| Education | M.D., University of Vermont |
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| Research Focus | Nutritional relationships of infectious disease |
Selected Research Publications |
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Gismondi PM, Hamer DH, Leka LS, Dallal GE, Fiatarone-Singh MA, Meydani SN. Strategies, time, and costs associated with the recruitment and enrollment of nursing home residents for a micronutrient supplementation clinical trial. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 2005;60(11):1469-74. Meydani SN, Han SN, Hamer DH. Vitamin E and respiratory infection in the elderly. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2004;1031:214-222. Meydani SN, Leka LS, Fine BC, Dallal GE, Keusch GT, Singh MF, Hamer DH. Vitamin E and respiratory tract infections in elderly nursing home residents: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2004;292 (7):828-836. |
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