Management of childhood gastroenteritis in the community

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 195-198

  Porteous, Jennifer E ^a   Henry, Richard L ^b,c   O'Loughlin, Edward V ^d   Ireland, Malcolm ^b   Francis, J Lynn ^b   Hankin, Robyn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPREHENSION; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SKILL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASTE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030885898     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138844.x     Document Type: Article

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