Are antiemetics helpful in young children suffering from acute viral gastroenteritis?
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Antiemetics for acute gastroenteritis-related vomiting in children and adolescents.
www.aafp.org/afp Volume 85, Number 11 ◆ June 1, 2012 Clinical Scenario A five-year-old girl is brought to your clinic by her parents. She has had nausea and vomiting for the past two days, has been unable to keep fluids down, and appears dehydrated. The parents would like to avoid hospitalization, if possible, and are wondering if any medications are safe and effective for controlling her sympt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.064972