Management of acute diarrhoea

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue JULY, 1996, Pages 96-102

  Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Cholera dehydration diarrhoea dysentery oral; Rehydration; Salt Shigellosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLERA; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSENTERY; FECES; FEEDING; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUCUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; REVIEW; SHIGELLOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0030055373     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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