Scientific rationale for a change in the composition of oral rehydration solution

JAMA. 2004 Jun 2;291(21):2628-31. doi: 10.1001/jama.291.21.2628.

Authors

Christopher Duggan¹, Olivier Fontaine, Nathaniel F Pierce, Roger I Glass, Dilip Mahalanabis, Nur Haque Alam, Maharaj K Bhan, Mathuram Santosham

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 15173155
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.21.2628

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bicarbonates*
Diarrhea
Fluid Therapy*
Glucose*
Humans
Osmolar Concentration
Potassium Chloride*
Rehydration Solutions*
Sodium Chloride*

Substances

Bicarbonates
Rehydration Solutions
World Health Organization oral rehydration solution
Sodium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Glucose