Efficacy of diosmectite (Smecta)® in the treatment of acute watery diarrhoea in adults: A multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cortot, Antoine ^g,h   Khediri, Faouzi ^a   Mrad, Abdennebi Ilhem ^b   Azzouz, Moussadek ^c   Doughi, Hedi ^d   Najjar, Taoufik ^e   Mathiex Fortunet, Hélène ^f   Garnier, Philippe ^f  

^a Route Mornag Yasminet ^*  (Tunisia)

^b Route Mornag Yasminet   (Tunisia)

^c Tahar Mamouri Regional Hospital   (Tunisia)

^d Interior Security Hospital   (Tunisia)

^e CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^f IPSEN   (France)

^g UNIV LILLE   (France)

^h LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA; ADULT; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 80052683417     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/783196     Document Type: Article

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