Open AccessPersistent diarrhea: still an important challenge for the pediatrician
Author(s) -
Jacy Alves Braga de Andrade,
Ulysses FagundesNeto
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.2223/jped.2087
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , breastfeeding , malnutrition , intensive care medicine , hygiene , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , sanitation , psychological intervention , acute diarrhea , environmental health , physics , pathology , psychiatry , optics
To provide recent guidelines to reduce the incidence of diarrheal diseases. We discuss the definition, clinical aspects, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of persistent diarrhea.
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