The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 266-271 , August 2008

Hypoallergenicity and Effects on Growth and Tolerance of a New Amino Acid-Based Formula with Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid

  • Wesley Burks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • ,
  • Stacie M. Jones, MD

      Affiliations

    • Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • Carol Lynn Berseth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN
    • ,
  • Cheryl Harris, MS

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN
    • ,
  • Hugh A. Sampson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    • ,
  • Deolinda M.F. Scalabrin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN

Received 31 August 2007 ,Revised 12 December 2007 ,Accepted 21 February 2008.

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 Supported by a grant from Mead Johnson Nutritionals. D. S. wrote the first draft of the manuscript as an employee of Mead Johnson Nutritionals.

 Reprint requests: Susan Hazels Mitmesser, PhD, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, 2400 W Lloyd Expressway, Evansville, IN 47721. E-mail: susan.mitmesser@bms.com

PII: S0022-3476(08)00175-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.02.043

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 266-271 , August 2008

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