Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: Hospital care for children: What is the most appropriate treatment for giardiasis?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-7

  Chandy, Edward ^a   Mccarthy, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; SECNIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GIARDIASIS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TASTE; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GIARDIASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 60749116022     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmn073     Document Type: Review

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