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  • Title: A study on oral rehydration therapy of diarrheal disease in western Sicily.
    Author: Nastasi A, Massenti MF, Scarlata G, Mammina C, Alestra V, Botta G, Calcò C, Cannova L, Polizzi MC.
    Journal: Eur J Epidemiol; 1987 Jun; 3(2):151-4. PubMed ID: 3038596.
    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.
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