Probiotic bacteria: Legislative framework - Requirements to evidence basis

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Pineiro, Maya ^a   Stanton, Catherine ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33947147177     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.3.850s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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