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

Michalk 1988.

Methods Blinding of randomisation: can't tell 
 Blinding of intervention: no 
 Complete follow‐up: yes 
 Blinding of outcome measurement: no
Participants 20 low birth weight infants.
Interventions Treatment (N=10): Cow milk formula with taurine at 60 milligrams/litre. 
 Control (N=10): Cow milk formula without added taurine. 
 Intervention assigned for 16 weeks.
Outcomes Growth, nitrogen balance, plasma taurine levels.
Notes Setting: Universitats‐Kinderklinik, Erlangen, Germany.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear