Investigation and management of acute diarrhoea

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 569-573

  Plevns, John N ^a,b   Hayes, Peter C ^a,b  

^a Medicine and Gastroenterology

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FECES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; FECES; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030580487     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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