The study to investigate the potential benefits of probiotics in yogurt, a patient-oriented, double-blind, cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 685-691

  Merenstein, D J ^a   Smith, K H ^a   Scriven, M ^a   Roberts, R F ^b   Sanders, M E ^c   Petterson, S ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DAIRY AND FOOD CULTURE TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

daycare; infections; probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT C; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD INTAKE; HORDEOLUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHELF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBIOTICS; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGURT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 77955013279     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.30     Document Type: Article

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