Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children
- 1 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 124 (2), e172-e179
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2008-2666
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Probiotic consumption effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration were evaluated in healthy children during the winter season.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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