Open AccessHospital Based Prospective Observational Study to Audit the Prescription Practices and Outcomes of Paediatric Patients (6 months to 5 years age group) Presenting with Acute Diarrhea
Author(s) -
Tapobrata De,
Santosh Kondekar,
Surbhi Rathi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19924.7810
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , diarrhea , medical prescription , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , pharmacology
Diarrhea is a leading killer of children, accounting for 9% of all deaths among under-five children worldwide. WHO protocol deviation in management of diarrheas in children is likely due to various reasons.