Diarrhoea and malnutrition in children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7538, 2006, Pages 378-

  Baqui, Abdullah H ^a   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; ZINC;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUID THERAPY; METHODOLOGY;

CHILD; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; ZINC;

EID: 33644854333     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7538.378     Document Type: Editorial

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