Is there a role for probiotics in older people?

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 501-503

  Smith, Graeme D ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; AGING; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84992065906     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2016.21.10.501     Document Type: Note

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