Alanine-based oral rehydration therapy for infants with acute diarrhea
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Oral rehydration therapy and dietary therapy for acute childhood diarrhea.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81432-5