Probiotic Supplement Use among Young Children in Taiwan: A Prospective Cohort Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Yi Chun ^a   Chien, Yi Wen ^a   Chang, Pei Jen ^b   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^c   Chen, Pau Chung ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFORMATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84866325910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043885     Document Type: Article

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