Oral Rehydration: In Pediatrics, Less Is Often Better

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 420-421

  Taylor, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHILD; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442437763     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.5.420     Document Type: Editorial

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