Prognostic factors for persistent diarrhoea managed in a community setting

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 739-745

  Bhandari, Nita ^a   Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Saxena, Manju ^a   Taneja, Sunita ^a   Bhan, M K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Community; Persistent diarrhoea; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034304538     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723933     Document Type: Article

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