Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in Washington, D.C.: II. Infection and disease with respect to age, immunologic status, race and sex

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1973, Pages 289-300

  Parrott, Robert H ^a   Kim, Hyun Wha ^b   Arrobio, Julita O ^b   Hodes, David S ^b   Murphy, Brian R ^b   Brandt, Carl D ^b   Camargo, Ena ^b   Chanock, Robert M ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Pneumonia; Respiratory; Respiratory syncytial virus; Tract infections; Viral; Viral surveillance

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FIXING ANTIBODY;

BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0015814021     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121558     Document Type: Article

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