The Applicability and Efficacy of Guidelines for the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Outpatient Children: A Field-Randomized Trial on Primary Care Pediatricians

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-230

  Albano, Fabio ^a   Lo Vecchio, Andrea ^a   Guarino, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74649087385     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.07.065     Document Type: Article

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