Anti-diarrheal effects of diosmectite in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children: A review

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-99

  Dupont, Christophe ^a,c   Vernisse, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Cabinet d'Hépato Gastro Entérologie   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTAPULGITE; DIOSMECTITE; ENDOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEHYDRATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECRETION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SILICATES;

EID: 62949096292     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200911020-00001     Document Type: Review

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