Beneficial role of green plantain [musa paradisiaca] in the management of persistent diarrhea: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Álvarez Acosta, Thais ^a   León, Cira ^a   Acosta González, Salvador ^b   Parra Soto, Haydeé ^a   Cluet Rodriguez, Isabel ^a   Rossell, Maria Rosario ^a   Colina Chourio, José A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MARACAIBO   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bananas; Dietary treatment; Musa paradisiaca; Persistent diarrhea; Plantain; Undernutrtion

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BANANA; CALORIE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIARRHEA; DIET; DISEASE DURATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GREEN PLANTAIN; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSA PARADISIACA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; THERAPY EFFECT; WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; AEROMONAS; DEFECATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; MICROBIOLOGY; SHIGELLA; TIME;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

AEROMONAS; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHIGELLA; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOGURT;

EID: 74049097237     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2009.10719768     Document Type: Article

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