Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 244-247 , April 2009

Lack of effect of nucleotide-supplemented infant formula on the management of acute diarrhea in infants

Received 3 September 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.03.004

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 244-247 , April 2009

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