The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S49-S61 , November 2006

Role of human milk components in gastrointestinal development: Current knowledge and future NEEDS

Presented as part of a symposium recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Nutrition Grants Program, held June 7-8, 2005, at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Dr Donovan is a recipient of a Bristol-Myers Squibb–Mead Johnson Unrestricted Nutrition Research Grant. Mead Johnson sponsored the symposium and provided an honorarium to the author to attend the conference, present the paper, and submit a manuscript. The author is entirely and exclusively responsible for its content.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sharon M. Donovan, PhD, RD, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, 457 Bevier Hall, 905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

Received 14 April 2006 ,Accepted 1 June 2006.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)00612-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.052

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S49-S61 , November 2006

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