TY  - JOUR
T1  - A commentary on the use of rational oral electrolyte therapy
AU  - Finberg L
Y1  - 1999/09/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.153.9.910
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 910
EP  - 912
VL  - 153
IS  - 9
N2  - 
The following dissertation is derived partially from the literature, is partially a personal memoir, and contains a speculation. I try to answer the question of why oral glucose-electrolyte therapy was so long delayed as a part of the therapeutic armamentarium and why the present formulation of rehydration solutions has taken so long to gain acceptance in the United States. The story begins 268 years ago.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.153.9.910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.153.9.910
ER  -