Prevalence and associated factors of persistent diarrhoea in Iranian children admitted to a paediatric hospital;Prévalence et risques associés de diarrhée persistante chez des enfants iraniens consultant en hôpital pédiatrique

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 831-836

  Kermani, N A ^a   Jafari, F ^a   Mojarad, H N ^a   Hoseinkhan, N ^a   Zali, M R ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG USE; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77955817648     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.8.831     Document Type: Article

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