Probiotics improve bowel movements in hospitalized elderly patients - The proage study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-220

  Zaharoni, Hilla ^a,b   Rimon, E ^a,b   Vardi, H ^b   Friger, M ^b   Bolotin, A ^b   Shahar, D R ^b  

^a Harzfeld Medical Center   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

constipation; diarrhea; elderly; nutrition; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LAXATIVE; PLACEBO; PREALBUMIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION PATIENT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79954421204     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0323-3     Document Type: Article

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