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International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 3 (2017), Article ID 3:IJPNC-127, 2 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2017/127
Short Communication
Probiotics in Taiwan from Bench to Clinical

Chun-Yan Yeung1* and Hung-Chang Lee1,2

1Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Children’s Hospital, MacKay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
2Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Prof. Chun-Yan Yeung, Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Children’s Hospital, MacKay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan; E-mail: cyyeung1029@mmh.org.tw
18 September 2017; 28 October 2017; 30 October 2017
Yeung CY, Lee HC (2017) Probiotics in Taiwan from Bench to Clinical. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 3: 127. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2017/127

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