Lactose intolerance and gastrointestinal cow's milk allergy in infants and children - Common misconceptions revisited

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Heine, Ralf G ^a   Alrefaee, Fawaz ^b   Bachina, Prashant ^c   De Leon, Julie C ^d   Geng, Lanlan ^e   Gong, Sitang ^e   Madrazo, José Armando ^f   Ngamphaiboon, Jarungchit ^g   Ong, Christina ^h   Rogacion, Jossie M ⁱ  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c Rainbow Children's Hospital   (India)

^d Association of Philippine Medical Colleges   (Philippines)

^e GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^g CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^h DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Celiac disease; Cow's milk allergy; Enteropathy; Gastroenteritis; Malabsorption

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTASE; LACTOSE; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST MILK; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 2; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTION; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MILK ALLERGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; WEANING;

EID: 85037866562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19394551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40413-017-0173-0     Document Type: Review

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