Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 261-265 , July 2008

Development of a Caregiver Gastroenteritis Knowledge Questionnaire

Received 12 October 2007 ,Accepted 20 February 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00046-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.02.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 261-265 , July 2008

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