Gastroenteritis in children: Principles of diagnosis and treatment

American Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1769-1776

  Eliason, B Clair ^a   Lewan, Richard B ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Waukesha Family Practice Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTONIC SOLUTION; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; POTASSIUM; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REHYDRATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032533697     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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