Use of Racecadotril as Outpatient Treatment for Acute Gastroenteritis: A Prospective, Randomized, Parallel Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Santos, Mar ^a   Marañón, Rafael ^a   Miguez, Concepión ^a   Vázquez, Paula ^a   Sánchez, Cesar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; RHINITIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIDIARRHEALS; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; THIORPHAN;

EID: 67649797368     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.064     Document Type: Article

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