Gastroenteritis in Children: Part I. Diagnosis

American Family Physician

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1059-1062

  Churgay, Catherine A ^a   Aftab, Zahra ^b  

^a Hope Medical Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEAGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; ROTAVIRUS; SKIN TURGOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84861896951     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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