Lactose maldigestion in breast-feeding Gambian infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-263

  Northrop Clewes, C A ^a   Lunn, P G ^b   Downes, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Infant; Intestinal lactase; Intestinal permeability; Lactose digestion; Malnutrition; Mucosal enteropathy

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; LACTULOSE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030916307     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199703000-00005     Document Type: Article

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