Children at risk of developing dehydration from diarrhoea: A case-control study

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 259-263

  Ahmed, Farid Uddin ^a   Karim, Enamul ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^b Inst for Health Sector Development   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOMITING;

BANGLADESH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036798229     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/48.5.259     Document Type: Article

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