The use of fecal samples for studying human obesity

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1067-1069

  Aguirre, Marisol ^a,b,c   Venema, Koen ^a,d  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d Beneficial Microbes Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feces; Gut microbiota; Obesity; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLON FLORA; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; SMALL INTESTINE ABSORPTION; WEIGHT GAIN; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA;

FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; OBESITY;

EID: 84942553574     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0048-z     Document Type: Letter

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