Acceptability of rice-based and flavoured glucose-based oral rehydration solutions: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 47-52

  Saniel, Mediadora C ^a,b   Zimicki, Susan ^a,b   Carlos, Celia C ^a,b   Maria, Alberta C S ^a,b   Balis, Angelita C ^a,b   Malacad, Carol C ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Glucose; Oral rehydration solutions; Randomised controlled trials; rice

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RICE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0031151027     PISSN: 02538768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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