Antibiotics, infections, and childhood obesity

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 2-3

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Block, Jason P ^b   Bailey, L Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85005847223     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30314-X     Document Type: Note

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