Practicing prevention with probiotics

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1422-1424

  Nambudiri, Vinod E ^a,b   Bigby, Michael E ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84892178302     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6226     Document Type: Note

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