Topic of the Month: Clinical Care
The Bidirectional Brain-Gut-Microbiome Axis in Pediatrics
What We Know and What Lies Ahead
Alexandra Kilgore MD,
Jaime Belkind-Gerson MD, MS,
Alexandra Kilgore MD
Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Jaime Belkind-Gerson MD, MS
Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MS, Director Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program, Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Admin Pavilion, 3rd Floor, C3417, Aurora, CO 80045 (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorAlexandra Kilgore MD,
Jaime Belkind-Gerson MD, MS,
Alexandra Kilgore MD
Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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Jaime Belkind-Gerson MD, MS
Digestive Health Institute, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jaime Belkind-Gerson, MD, MS, Director Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program, Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Admin Pavilion, 3rd Floor, C3417, Aurora, CO 80045 (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorThe authors report no conflicts of interest.
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