Oral rehydration with a plantain flour-based solution in children dehydrated by acute diarrhea: a clinical trial

ABSTRACT: A clinical trial was conducted in order to prove the efficacy of a solution containing 50 g/l of plantain flour and 3.5 g/l of sodium chloride (NaCl) for the rehydration of children with acute diarrheal diseases. 121 children were given WHO-ORS (Group A) and 117 a plantain flour-based solu...

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Autores:

Arias Valencia, María Mercedes
Alcaraz López, Gloria Margarita
Bernal Parra, Carlos Alberto
González Echeverri, Germán

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

1997

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/32030

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/32030

Palabra clave:

Diarrea
Diarrhea
Deshidratación
Dehydration
Fluidoterapia
Fluid Therapy

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openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/