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Development of an improved oral rehydration solution

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  1. International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Dilip Mahalanabis

  2. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi

    M. K. Bhan

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Mahalanabis, D., Bhan, M.K. Development of an improved oral rehydration solution. Indian J Pediatr 58, 757–761 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825431

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