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Review
. 2006 Nov 11;333(7576):1006-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39010.630799.BE.

Safety of probiotics: comparison of two popular strains

Cathy Hammerman  1 , Alona Bin-Nun, Michael Kaplan
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Review

Safety of probiotics: comparison of two popular strains

Cathy Hammerman et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

Comment in

  • Effective probiotic treatment is rarely cheap.
    McLaughlin SD, Clark SK, Nicholls RJ, Tekkis PP, Ciclitira PJ. McLaughlin SD, et al. BMJ. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1272. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39051.732095.3A. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 17170428 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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