Probiotics for prevention of radiation-induced diarrhea: A meta-Analysis of randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Meng Meng ^a   Li, Shu Ting ^a   Shu, Yan ^a   Zhan, He Qin ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA EXTRACTION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS CANCER; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED DIARRHEA; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; INCIDENCE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS;

ANTIDIARRHEALS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PROBIOTICS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85020172823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178870     Document Type: Article

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