Guidelines on acute gastroenteritis in children: A critical appraisal of their quality and applicability in primary care

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Den Berg, José ^a   Berger, Marjolein Y ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 82455171810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-134     Document Type: Article

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