Probiotics for the young and the not so young

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Candy, David Ca ^a   Heath, Sara J ^b   Lewis, Jonathan Dn ^b   Thomas, Linda V ^c  

^a Departments of Paediatrics

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c Artemis   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Elderly; Gut microflora; Infants; Lactobacillus; Probiotics.

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049143529     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: 14710307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0307.2008.00419.x     Document Type: Review

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