Does probiotic milk prevent infections in children attending daycare centres?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 556-557

  Coulthard, Mark G ^a   Mellis, Craig M ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAY CARE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 9144254522     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06446.x     Document Type: Article

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