Dehydration treatment practices among pediatrics-trained and non-pediatrics trained emergency physicians

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-328

  Nunez, Jeranil ^a   Liu, Deborah R ^a   Nager, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acute gastroenteritis; emergency physicians training; pediatric dehydration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PEDIATRICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862816538     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31824d8b26     Document Type: Article

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