Improving mental health for the mother-infant dyad by nutrition and the maternal gut microbiome

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Year: 2019

Reference: Bernabé, B. P., Tussing-Humphreys, L., Rackers, H. S., Welke, L., Mantha, A., & Kimmel, M. C. (2019). Improving Mental Health for the Mother-Infant Dyad by Nutrition and the Maternal Gut Microbiome. Gastroenterology clinics of North America, 48(3), 433–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gtc.2019.04.007

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