Consumer demographics and expectations of probiotic therapy in New Zealand: Results of a large telephone survey

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1329, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Schultz, Michael ^a   Baranchi, Achmed ^a   Thurston, Lynda ^a   Yu, Yu Ching ^a   Wang, Lily ^a   Chen, Jonothan ^a   Sapsford, Mark ^a   Chung, Joseph ^a   Binsadiq, Maysa ^a   Craig, Lauren ^a   Wilkins, Ben ^a   McBride, Dave ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 79951480045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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