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The Value of Body Weight Measurement to Assess Dehydration in Children

Dehydration secondary to gastroenteritis is one of the most common reasons for office visits and hospital admissions. The indicator most commonly used to estimate dehydration status is acute weight loss. Post-illness weight gain is considered as the gold-standard to determine the true level of dehyd...

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Autores principales: Pruvost, Isabelle, Dubos, François, Chazard, Emmanuel, Hue, Valérie, Duhamel, Alain, Martinot, Alain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23383058
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055063