Efficacy and safety of a new apple-flavoured oral rehydration solution in children with acute gastroenteritis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Pieścik Lech, Małgorzata ^a   Szymański, Henryk ^b   Szajewska, Hania ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Department of Paediatrics   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Infants; Randomized controlled trials; Rehydration

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; POLAND; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; TASTE;

EID: 84865626602     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02782.x     Document Type: Article

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