The Effects of Malnutrition and Diarrhea Type on the Accuracy of Clinical Signs of Dehydration in Children under Five: A Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Nov;97(5):1345-1354. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0277.

Authors

Kelly Skrable¹, Saadiyah Bilal¹, Rashmi Sharma¹, Sarah Robertson², Yokabed Ashenafi³, Sabiha Nasrin⁴, Nur H Alam⁴, Adam C Levine¹

Affiliations

¹ Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
² Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
³ Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
⁴ International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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MeSH terms

Bangladesh / epidemiology
Child Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology
Child Nutrition Disorders / physiopathology*
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Dehydration / diagnosis
Dehydration / epidemiology
Dehydration / physiopathology*
Dehydration / therapy
Diarrhea / epidemiology
Diarrhea / physiopathology*
Diarrhea / therapy
Female
Fluid Therapy
Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
Gastroenteritis / physiopathology*
Gastroenteritis / therapy
Heart Rate
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology
Infant Nutrition Disorders / physiopathology*
Male
Mucous Membrane
Prospective Studies
Tears
Thirst