Child day care increases the risk of clinic visits for acute diarrhea and diarrhea due to rotavirus

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 97-107

  Reves, Randall R ^a   Morrow, Ardythe L ^b   Bartlett, Alfred V ^c   Caruso, Charles J ^d   Plumb, Richard L ^d   Lu, Bening T ^d   Pickering, Larry K ^b  

^a Denver Department of Health and Hospitals   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d MacGregor Medical Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Case control studies; Child care; Child day care centers; Day care; Diarrhea; Risk factors; Rotavirus infections

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; TEXAS;

EID: 0027461268     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116607     Document Type: Article

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