Management of acute diarrhoea in primary care in Bahrain: Self-reported practices of doctors

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-211

  Ismaeel, Abdulrahman Y ^a   Al Khaja, Khalid A J ^a   Damanhori, Awatif H H ^b   Sequeira, Reginald P ^a   Botta, Giuseppe A ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Acute; Bahrain; Compliance; Cross sectional studies; Diarrhoea; Drug therapy; Oral rehydration solutions; Oral rehydration therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BAHRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 35348945417     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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