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Loperamide Therapy for Acute Diarrhea in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Loperamide is widely used in adults for acute diarrhea. However, its use in children has been discouraged by the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics owing to concerns over safety and efficacy in young children. METHODS AND FINDINGS: To assess the efficacy and...

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Autores principales: Li, Su-Ting T, Grossman, David C, Cummings, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17388664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040098