TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral-Rehydration Therapy — the Role of Polymeric Substrates
AU - Carpenter, Charles C.j.
AU - Greenough, William B.
AU - Pierce, Nathaniel F.
PY - 1988/11/17
Y1 - 1988/11/17
N2 - Each year, diarrheal diseases kill at least 5 million children before they reach their fifth birthday. For the most part, poor countries bear the brunt of this burden. In many developing nations, it is usual for children to experience three or more serious episodes of diarrhea every year.1 In countries that are not poor, diarrhea remains a neglected but substantial problem, lurking in deprived, diseased, and institutionalized populations. In the United States, diarrhea remains one of the common reasons for the admission of children to hospitals. The elderly, especially in nursing homes, have high rates of diarrhea; its resulting morbidity.
AB - Each year, diarrheal diseases kill at least 5 million children before they reach their fifth birthday. For the most part, poor countries bear the brunt of this burden. In many developing nations, it is usual for children to experience three or more serious episodes of diarrhea every year.1 In countries that are not poor, diarrhea remains a neglected but substantial problem, lurking in deprived, diseased, and institutionalized populations. In the United States, diarrhea remains one of the common reasons for the admission of children to hospitals. The elderly, especially in nursing homes, have high rates of diarrhea; its resulting morbidity.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198811173192009
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198811173192009
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 3185638
AN - SCOPUS:0024235884
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 319
SP - 1346
EP - 1348
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 20
ER -