Are probiotics safe for use during pregnancy and lactation?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-301

  Elias, Jackie ^a   Bozzo, Pina ^a   Einarson, Adrienne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; HUMAN; LACTATION; SACCHAROMYCES; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BREAST FEEDING; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; SAFETY; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79953172584     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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