Probiotics for the treatment or prevention of eczema

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 266-267

  Boyle, Robert J ^a,b   Leonardi Bee, Jo ^c   Bath Hextall, Fiona J ^c   Tang, Mimi L K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149107693     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.07.042     Document Type: Letter

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