Systematic review: Racecadotril in the treatment of acute diarrhoea in children

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 807-813

  Szajewska, H ^a   Ruszczynski M ^a   Chmielewska, A ^a   Wieczorek, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; ILEUS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THIRST; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THIORPHAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548301717     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03444.x     Document Type: Review

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