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Key articles
Leung AK, Kellner JD, Davies HD. Rotavirus gastroenteritis. Adv Ther. 2005 Sep-Oct;22(5):476-87. Abstract
Cortese MM, Parashar UD; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2009 Feb 6;58(RR-2):1-25.Full text Abstract
Le Saux N; Canadian Pediatric Society. Position statement: recommendations for the use of rotavirus vaccines in infants. Oct 2018 [internet publication].Full text
Leung A, Prince T; Canadian Paediatric Society. Oral rehydration therapy and early refeeding in the management of childhood gastroenteritis. Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Nov;11(8):527-31.Full text
Carter B, Fedorowicz Z. Antiemetic treatment for acute gastroenteritis in children: an updated Cochrane systematic review with meta-analysis and mixed treatment comparison in a Bayesian framework. BMJ Open. 2012 Jul 19;2(4):e000622.Full text Abstract
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