The Use of Probiotics for the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Premature Infant

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 246-252

  Anderson, Tanna ^a   Lord, Amy ^a   Shotkoski, Nadia ^a   O'keefe, Catherine ^b  

^a School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gastrointestinal disorders; neonatal nutrition; prebiotic and probiotic therapy; prematurity; probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998010669     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406409345524     Document Type: Article

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