Hypo-osmolar sucrose oral rehydration solutions in acute diarrhoea: A pilot study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1247-1248

  Faruque, A S G ^a   Mahalanabis, D ^a,b   Hamadani, J ^a   Hoque, S S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b SOCIETY FOR APPLIED STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Hypo osmolar ORS; Improved ORS; Osmolality; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; SUCROSE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029957935     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb18240.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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