1989
DOI: 10.1155/1989/138105
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Oral Rehydration Therapy: WHO at 40, ORT at 30

Abstract: Oral rehydration therapy may prove to be mankind's most significant therapeutic advance this centu ry. Diarrheal d isease remains the number o ne killer of children in the world and is a major cause of illness within Canada and o ther developed countries. Since its discovery 30 years ago, o ral rehydration therapy, comprising glucose, salt and water, has been a simple and low cost treatment for people with life threatening diarrheal disease. Recent developments in solutions for o ra l rehydration therapy have … Show more

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