Evaluation of WHO criteria to determine degree of dehydration in children with acute diarrhea

• Main Authors: Suprawita Sari (Author), Supriatmo Supriatmo (Author), S L Margaretha (Author), S Nafianti (Author), B Hasibuan (Author), A B Sinuhaji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and agreement between the 1980 and 1990 WHO criteria for determining the de- gree of dehydration in children with acute diarrhea. Methods This prospective study was conducted in two hospitals from October 2002 to February 2003. Clinical signs of dehydrat...