Synbiotics for prevention and treatment of atopic dermatitis: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 236-242

  Chang, Yung Sen ^a   Trivedi, Michelle K ^b,c   Jha, Ayan ^d   Lin, Yen Feng ^e   Dimaano, Liezeel ^e   García Romero, Maria T ^f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Kanawha Charleston Health Department   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEVERITY SCORING OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 84962359291     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3943     Document Type: Article

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