The elevated rate of cesarean section and its contribution to non-communicable chronic diseases in Latin America: The growing involvement of the microbiota

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Magne, Fabien ^a   Silva, Alexa Puchi ^b   Carvajal, Bielka ^c   Gotteland, Martin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Childhood diseases; Chronic immune disorders; Gut microbiota; Latin America; Metabolic diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040223004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00192     Document Type: Review

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