Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.
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Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.
Sir, The article by Curtis and Goel (Archives, 1979, 54, 222) prompts me to place the usage of Lomotil in young children in the tropics in its right perspective. The problems of diarrhoea in the tropics are quite different when compared with temperate climates, and management of this condition is therefore also different. In situations where children have little or no access to optimal therapeu...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 55 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980