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Drug therapy in acute and persistent diarrhea

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110 029, New Delhi

    M. K. Bhan & Shinjini Bhatnagar

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Bhan, M.K., Bhatnagar, S. Drug therapy in acute and persistent diarrhea. Indian J Pediatr 58, 789–794 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02825436

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