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Safety and Tolerance of Lactobacillus reuteri in Healthy Adult Male Subjects

B. W. Wolf Department of Medical Nutrition Research and Development, Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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K. A. Garleb Department of Medical Nutrition Research and Development, Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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D. G. Ataya Department of Medical Nutrition Research and Development Biostatistics, Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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I. A. Casas BioGaia Biologics, Inc, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pages 41-50 | Received 25 Oct 1994, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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