Meta-Analysis: Lactobacillus GG for treating acute gastroenteritis in children - Updated analysis of randomised controlled trials

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 467-476

  Szajewska, H ^a   Skorka A ^a   Ruszczynski M ^a   Gieruszczak Bialek D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84882449516     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12403     Document Type: Article

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