Infant colic - What works: A systematic review of interventions for breast-fed infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 668-686

  Harb, Tracy ^a   Matsuyama, Misa ^a   David, Michael ^a   Hill, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

fussiness; herbal teas; infant colic; irritability; L reuteri; maternal diet; medication; probiotics; reflux; simethicone; sucrose

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GLUCOSE; LACTASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SIMETHICONE; SUCROSE;

BREAST MILK; CINAHL; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE COLIC; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDLINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84949883998     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001075     Document Type: Review

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