Comparative efficacy of dioctahedral smectite (Smecta®) and a probiotic preparation in chronic functional diarrhoea

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 824-828

  Yao Zong, Y ^a   Shi Rong, L ^b   Delvaux, M ^c  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Functional diarrhoea; Probiotic; Smecta

Indexed keywords

BIFICO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SILICATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHINESE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE; PARASITOSIS; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SIDE EFFECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS; SILICATES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644400488     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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