An evidence based Iberic-Latin American guideline for acute gastroenteritis management in infants and prescholars;Manejo de la gastroenteritis aguda en menores de 5 años: un enfoque basado en la evidencia. Guía de práctica clínica Ibero-Latinoamericana

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Gutierrez Castrellon P ^a   Polanco Allue I ^b   Salazar Lindo, E ^c  

^a Ministerio de Salud ^*  (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c GastroLab   (Peru)

Author keywords

Acetorphan; Antiemetics; Child preschool; Evidence based practice; Gastroenteritis; Infant; Infant formula; Loperamide; Probiotics; Racecadotril; Rehydration solutions; Smectite; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BISMUTH; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEHYDRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LATIN AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPAIN;

EID: 77949265536     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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