Comparison of soy-based formulas with lactose and with sucrose in the treatment of acute diarrhea in infants

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 675-680

  Fayad, Ibrahim M ^a   Hashem, Mohamed ^b   Hussein, Abeer ^a   Abou Zikri, Maha ^a   Abu Zikri, Mona ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; SUCROSE;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FECES; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE VOLUME; VOMITING;

EID: 0032976063     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.7.675     Document Type: Article

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