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. 2007 Oct 17;2007(4):CD006072. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006072.pub2

Cooke 1984.

Methods Blinding of randomisation: can't tell 
 Blinding of intervention: no 
 Complete follow‐up: yes 
 Blinding of outcome measurement: no
Participants 20 infants of 34 weeks gestation or less, appropriate for gestational age. Infants were excluded if there was evidence of hepatobiliary dysfunction.
Interventions Treatment (N=10): Parenteral nutrition and taurine to give daily concentration of 10.8 milligrams/kilogram/day. 
 Control (N=10): Parenteral nutrition without added taurine.
Outcomes Hepatic function, plasma taurine levels.
Notes Setting: University of Tennessee, USA.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear