External validation of the DHAKA score and comparison with the current IMCI algorithm for the assessment of dehydration in children with diarrhoea: a prospective cohort study

Background: Dehydration due to diarrhoea is a leading cause of child death worldwide, yet no clinical tools for assessing dehydration have been validated in resource-limited settings. The Dehydration: Assessing Kids Accurately (DHAKA) score was derived for assessing dehydration in children with diar...

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Main Authors: Adam C Levine, MD, Justin Glavis-Bloom, MD, Payal Modi, MD, Sabiha Nasrin, MBBS, Bita Atika, MBBS, Soham Rege, BS, Sarah Robertson, MS, Christopher H Schmid, PhD, Nur H Alam, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16301504