Probiotics as mainstream allergy therapy?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 881-882

  Murch, Simon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; CELL GROWTH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ECZEMA; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFANT DISEASE; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FLORA;

ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 24144499969     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.073114     Document Type: Review

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