CLINICAL UPDATE: MarCh,G;2 PERSISTENT DIARRHOEA
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چکیده
Persistent diarrhoea is an important cause of illness and death in children in developing countries. Moreover, as acute diarrhoea is more widely and successfully treated with oral rehydration therapy (ORT), the proportion of diarrhoea deaths associated with persistent diarrhoea will probably increase. In the mid1980s the World Health Organization recognised that efforts to control persistent diarrhoea were inadequate. Several studies have since been carried out, aimed at formulating strategies for its management and control.
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