Diarrhoea in children: Aetiology and clinical aspects

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-99

  Palumbo, Emilio ^a   Malorgio, Cristiana ^a   Siani, Alberto ^a   Bonora, Gilberto ^a  

^a Ospedale di Sondrio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Enteric infection; Fever; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 67650879262     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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