Acute gastroenteritis among indigenous paediatric patients – a descriptive study in a rural district Hospital, Sarawak

• Main Authors: Cheah, Whye Lian, Lee, Ping Yein, Syed Abdul Rahman, Syed Alwi, Kana, Kamarudin, Albela, Henrietta, Lau, Ee Hua, O., Noraini, Wan Azman, Siti Sanaa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24473/1/Acute%20Gastroenteritis%20Among%20Indigenous%20Paediatric%20Patients%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Descriptive%20Study.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24473/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2011V07N2_OP01.pdf

Introduction: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is one of the frequent causes of hospitalization in children under the age of five, particularly in a rural setting. This study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis in indigenous children admitted to a rural district hospital...