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Efficacy studies of probiotics: a call for guidelines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller  and
G. R. Gibson
J. M. T. Hamilton-Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
G. R. Gibson
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, Whitenights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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Nutrition Discussion Forum
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 82 , Issue 1 , July 1999 , pp. 73 - 74
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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