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Oral rehydration therapy--Qualitative studies of balance between pragmatism and scientific rigour in managing diarrhoea

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In the experience of the author, oral rehydration therapy has proven effective at home, in the ambulatory and in the institutional care setting. A series of anecdotal reports on the successful use of oral rehydration on refugees, in famine and poverty, on medical students, prisoners, and the well-off people of western countries, is presented. The essential principles of oral rehydration are identified and we show how these can be adapted to a particular health care setting. A clear understanding of local attitudes and beliefs about diarrhoea is essential to professional health workers if they are to act as agents of change.

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  • Ueli, Bollag, 1993. "Oral rehydration therapy--Qualitative studies of balance between pragmatism and scientific rigour in managing diarrhoea," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 36(4), pages 525-531, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:36:y:1993:i:4:p:525-531
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