Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Neonates: A Review

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 291-295

  Moore, Tiffany A ^a   Hanson, Corrine K ^a   Anderson Berry, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

neonate; newborn; prebiotic and probiotic therapy; prematurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996206917     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406411421629     Document Type: Article

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