| Literature DB >> 3038596 |
A Nastasi, M F Massenti, G Scarlata, C Mammina, V Alestra, G Botta, C Calcò, L Cannova, M C Polizzi.
Abstract
A longitudinal study to ascertain the most common therapeutic approach to diarrheal disease by general practitioners and pediatricians was carried out in Western Sicily. Data obtained showed that of 902 home-managed cases of diarrhea observed by 58 physicians during one year, 65.3% were treated with antibiotics, 8.0% with antimotility agents and 26.7% were not treated with any pharmacological agent (rehydration or diet). Although oral rehydration therapy was widely known by physicians in Western Sicily, only a few of them were willing to use it routinely as the principal and exclusive treatment.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3038596 DOI： 10.1007/BF00239752
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Epidemiol ISSN： 0393-2990 Impact factor: 8.082