A meta-analysis of probiotics for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 804-810

  Yang, Y ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Kan, Q ^a   Zhou, X G ^a   Zhou, X Y ^a   Li, Y ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FOOD SAFETY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PROBIOTICS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEPSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84906491810     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1414-431X20143857     Document Type: Article

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