Scientific Papers
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THIRST
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CHRONIC CELLULAR DEHYDRATION IN THE AGED PATIENT
BACKGROUND: As a reduction of water spaces is expected in the elderly because of fat-free mass loss, disease is often associated with increased hydration. The present study compared water spaces and cellular hydration in adults, [...]
VOLUME, FREQUENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN PLAIN DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION BY THIRD AND FOURTH-GRADE SCHOOLCHILDREN IN QUETZALTENANGO, GUATEMALA
Water intake was described and quantified in samples of urban Guatemalan schoolchildren stratified by gender and socio-economic status. The frequency of consumption and quantity of plain water drinking was estimated from oneday pictorial registries of [...]
ADHERENCE TO ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY AMONG IN-PATIENT CHILDREN AGED 1-59 MONTHS WITH SOME OR NO DEHYDRATION
OBJECTIVE: To determine adherence to oral rehydration solution (ORS) among in-patients aged 1-59 months suffering from gastroenteritis and having some dehydration (SD) or no dehydration (ND) in two rural hospitals in Kenya. METHODS: Children aged [...]