Infectious diarrhoea

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-188

  Lim, V K E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; INFUSION FLUID; QUINOLONE; ZINC;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNIC GROUP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MALAYSIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DYSENTERY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA;

EID: 34548639915     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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