Assessing the palatability of oral rehydration solutions in school-aged children: A randomized crossover trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 696-702

  Freedman, Stephen B ^a   Cho, Dennis ^a   Boutis, Kathy ^a   Stephens, Derek ^b   Schuh, Suzanne ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENFALYTE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; ORYZA SATIVA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SUCROSE; TASTE;

EID: 77955360594     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.129     Document Type: Article

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