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Placebo-controlled randomized trial evaluating efficacy of ondansetron in children with diarrhea and vomiting: Critical appraisal and updated meta-analysis

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Joseph L. Mathew

  2. Department of Pediatrics, LHMC, New Delhi, India

    Praveen Kumar

  3. Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Shivani Deswal

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Mathew, J.L., Kumar, P. & Deswal, S. Placebo-controlled randomized trial evaluating efficacy of ondansetron in children with diarrhea and vomiting: Critical appraisal and updated meta-analysis. Indian Pediatr 53, 149–153 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0811-6

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