Improved neonatal outcomes with probiotics

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 885-886

  Shane, Andi L ^a   Deshpande, Girish C ^b   Merenstein, Dan ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PROBIOTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84885213964     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2590     Document Type: Short Survey

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