Pharmacy approach to a case of acute diarrhoea with dehydration in Antalya, Turkey

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-326

  Aktekin, M ^a   Erozgen, C ^a   Donmez, L ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Antidiarrhoeal drugs; Consultation; Dehydration; Infant; Pharmacies; Self prescribing; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTALYA; TURKEY;

EID: 0031727617     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00263-7     Document Type: Article

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