29. Lasch, E.E., 'Abed, Y., Guenina, A., Hassan, N.A., Abu 'Amara, I., and 'Abdallah, K. Evaluation of the Impact of Oral Rehydration Therapy on the Outcome of Diarrheal Disease in a Large Community. Israeli Journal of Medical Sciences 1983; 19: 995-997.

A reduction in infant deaths due to diarrhea, and the reduction in hospital admissions for infant diarrhea are attributed to the increased use of ORS as a result of the government ORS promotion program.