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The Application of Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Pediatrics

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Probiotics in Pediatric Medicine

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  1. Food Microbial Sciences Unit School of Chemistry, University of Reading, Reading UK

    Laure Catherine Roger & Anne Liza McCartney

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Children's Medical Center, Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

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  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Philip M. Sherman MD, FRCPC

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Roger, L.C., McCartney, A.L. (2009). The Application of Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Pediatrics. 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_22

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