Epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of acute vs. persistent diarrhea in periurban lima, peru

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 82-88

  Lanata, Claudio F ^a   Black, Robert E ^a,b   Gilman, Robert H ^b   Lazo, Francisco ^a   Del Aguila, Roberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diarrhea; Epidemiology; Malabsorption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIARRHEA; FATS; FECES; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; OCCULT BLOOD; PERU; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0025849710     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199101000-00017     Document Type: Article

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