How to Do in Persistent Diarrhea of Children?: Concepts and Treatments of Chronic Diarrhea
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How to Do in Persistent Diarrhea of Children?: Concepts and Treatments of Chronic Diarrhea
Chronic diarrhea is defined as passing watery stools that lasts for more than 2 weeks. Persistent diarrhea belongs to chronic diarrhea and is a chronic episode of diarrhea of infectious etiology. The etiology of chronic diarrhea is varied. It is important to consider the child's age and clinical manifestations with alarm signals for an application of proper treatments to children with chronic d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2234-8646,2234-8840
DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2012.15.4.229