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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2010; 16(1): 69-75
Published online Jan 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.69
Published online Jan 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.69
Systematic review of randomised controlled trials: Probiotics for functional constipation
Anna Chmielewska, Hania Szajewska, Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw, 01-184 Warsaw, Dzialdowska 1, Poland
Author contributions: Szajewska H wrote the initial protocol of the review; Chmielewska A and Szajewska H were responsible for the literature search, study selection, methodological quality assessment, and data extraction; Szajewska H and Chmielewska A conducted the analyses and wrote the manuscript; Both authors contributed to the data interpretation; Szajewska H and Chmielewska A wrote the final report, which was approved by both authors; Szajewska H is the guarantor.
Supported by The Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Correspondence to: Hania Szajewska, MD, Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw, 01-184 Warsaw, Dzialdowska 1, Poland. hania@ipgate.pl
Telephone: +48-22-4523309 Fax: +48-22-4523309
Received: September 23, 2009
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: January 7, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2009
Accepted: November 2, 2009
Published online: January 7, 2010
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