Diarrhoea case management in low- and middle-income countries - An unfinished agenda

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Forsberg, Birger Carl ^a   Petzold, Max G ^a,b   Tomson, Göran ^a   Allebeck, Peter ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; REHYDRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIET; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33846188555     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.030866     Document Type: Article

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