Dietary treatment of colic caused by excess gas in infants: Biochemical evidence

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2104-2108

  Infante, Dámaso ^a   Segarra, Oscar ^a   le Luyer, Bernard ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b Medical Director UP International ICC Route de Pré Bois ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colic; Hydrogen breath test; Infants; Lactose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYING; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATULENCE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INFANT; LOW LACTOSE FORMULA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955943219     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2104     Document Type: Article

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