Childhood diarrhoea in a district in northeast Thailand: Incidence and treatment choices

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 26-32

  Prohmmo, Aree ^a   Cook, L A ^b   Murdoch, D R ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhoea; Incidence; Thailand; Treatment choices

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; WATER;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THAILAND;

EID: 33748450363     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10105395060180020501     Document Type: Article

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