Smectite in acute diarrhea in children: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 176-181

  Madkour, Ahmed A ^a   Madina, Ekram M H ^a   El Azzouni, Omar E Z ^a   Amer, Maysa A ^a   El Walili, Tarek M K ^a   Abbass, Tarek ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Mostafa Kamel Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhea; Adsorbents; Antidiarrheal; Diarrhea management; Smectite

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0027237457     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199308000-00008     Document Type: Article

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