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Probiotic Bacteria in Dietetic Products for Infants: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition

2004; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 38; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.1536-4801.2004.tb12182.x

1536-4801

Carlo Agostoni, Irené Axelsson, Christian Braegger, Olivier Goulet, Berthold Koletzko, Kim F. Michaelsen, Jacques Rigo, Raanan Shamir, Hania Szajewska, Dominique Turck, Lawrence T. Weaver,

Infant Health and Development

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and NutritionVolume 38, Issue 4 p. 365-374 Medical Position Paper Probiotic Bacteria in Dietetic Products for Infants: A Commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition Carlo Agostoni, Carlo Agostoni University of Milano, Milano, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIrene Axelsson, Irene Axelsson University of Lund, Malmö, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Braegger, Christian Braegger (Committee guest) University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorOlivier Goulet, Olivier Goulet Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorBerthold Koletzko, Berthold Koletzko (Committee Chair) Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorKim F. Michaelsen, Kim F. Michaelsen University of Liege, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Rigo, Jacques Rigo Meyer Children’s Hospital of Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorRaanan Shamir, Raanan Shamir (Committee Secretary) The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandSearch for more papers by this authorHania Szajewska, Corresponding Author Hania Szajewska [email protected] University of Lille, Lille, FranceAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Hania Szajewska, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, The Medical University of Warsaw, 01-184 Warsaw, Dzialdowska 1, Poland (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorDominique Turck, Dominique Turck University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorLawrence T. Weaver, Lawrence T. Weaver The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author Carlo Agostoni, Carlo Agostoni University of Milano, Milano, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorIrene Axelsson, Irene Axelsson University of Lund, Malmö, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorChristian Braegger, Christian Braegger (Committee guest) University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorOlivier Goulet, Olivier Goulet Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades, Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorBerthold Koletzko, Berthold Koletzko (Committee Chair) Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorKim F. Michaelsen, Kim F. Michaelsen University of Liege, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJacques Rigo, Jacques Rigo Meyer Children’s Hospital of Haifa, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorRaanan Shamir, Raanan Shamir (Committee Secretary) The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandSearch for more papers by this authorHania Szajewska, Corresponding Author Hania Szajewska [email protected] University of Lille, Lille, FranceAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Hania Szajewska, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, The Medical University of Warsaw, 01-184 Warsaw, Dzialdowska 1, Poland (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorDominique Turck, Dominique Turck University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorLawrence T. Weaver, Lawrence T. 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