Racecadotril for childhood gastroenteritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 707-713

  Lehert, Philippe ^a,b   Chéron, Gérard ^c   Calatayud, Guillermo Alvarez ^d   Cézard, Jean Pierre ^e   Castrellón, Pedro Gutierrez ^f   Garcia, José Manuel Meléndez ^g   Santos, Mar ^h   Savitha, M R ⁱ  

^a FUCAM   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d Jorge Juan   (Spain)

^e HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^g Universidad Francisco Marroquin   (Guatemala)

^h HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

ⁱ Government College   (India)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Children; Enkephalinase inhibitor; Individual Patient raw Data; Meta analysis; Oral rehydration solution

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; ROTAVIRUS; THIORPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961122524     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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