Efficacy of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1805-

  Ford, Alexander C ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a   Quigley, Eamonn M M ^a   Moayyedi, Paul ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70350111295     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ae0ab8     Document Type: Letter

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