Oral IgA-IgG treatment of chronic non-specific diarrhoea in infants and children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1126-1128

  Casswall, T H ^a   Hammarstrom L ^a   Veress, B ^a   Nord, C E ^a   Bogstedt, A ^a   Brockstedt, U ^a   Dahlstrom K A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic non specific diarrhoea; Gut flora; Infants and children; Oral immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANT; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE FLORA; MALABSORPTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029770412     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14231.x     Document Type: Article

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