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Agostoni, C., Salvini, F. (2009). Probiotics in Infant Dietetics. In: Michail, S., Sherman, P.M. (eds) Probiotics in Pediatric Medicine. Nutrition and Health Series. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-289-6_8

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