Chronic diarrhoea in infants and young children: Causes, clinical features and outcome

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 260-263

  Lee, W S ^a   Boey, C C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic diarrhoea; Infants; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033014315     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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