Review article: The management of acute gastroenteritis in children

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-303

  Piescik Lech M ^a   Shamir, R ^b   Guarino, A ^c   Szajewska, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETORPHAN; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIOSMECTITE; DOMPERIDONE; ENFALYTE; GRANISETRON; ISOLEUCINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PEDIATRIC ELECTROLYTE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUCRALOSE; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HONEY; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NASOGASTRIC TUBE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALATABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFEEDING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANTIEMETICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; VOMITING; ZINC;

EID: 84871984511     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12163     Document Type: Review

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