Improving rehydration solutions with human milk proteins: Are the benefits worth the challenges?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-299

  Abrams, Steven A ^a   Hilmers, David C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; MILK PROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

BREAST MILK; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; ROTAVIRUS; FLUID THERAPY; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOTE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOFERRIN; MILK PROTEINS; MILK, HUMAN; MURAMIDASE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 33847707880     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3180375584     Document Type: Editorial

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