Oral rehydration therapy: A lesson from the developing world [9]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-184

  Messahel, S ^a   Hussain, T ^b  

^a Mersey Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; LETTER; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOMITING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; ENGLAND; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS;

EID: 38849158547     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.132043     Document Type: Letter

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