The effect of probiotics on functional constipation in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials123
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From the Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, School of Medicine, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom (ED, SC, and KW); the Centre for Digestive Diseases, Neurogastroenterology Group and GI Physiology Unit, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom (ED, SC, and SMS); and the Division of Medicine, Centre for Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, University College London, London, United Kingdom (KCF).
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This meta-analysis was undertaken as part of a PhD fellowship funded by Nestec Ltd. Nestec Ltd had no involvement in the design or implementation of the review, analysis and interpretation of the data, or review of the manuscript.
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Address reprint requests and correspondence to K Whelan, King’s College London, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, London, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected].
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Abbreviations used: GTT, gut transit time; RCT, randomized controlled trial; SMD, standardized mean difference; WMD, weighted mean difference.