Respiratory syncytial virus is an important cause of community-acquired lower respiratory infection among hospitalized adults

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 456-462

  Dowell, Scott F ^a   Anderson, Larry J ^a   Gary Jr , Howard E ^a   Erdman, Dean D ^a   Plouffe, Joseph F ^a   File Jr , Thomas M ^a   Marston, Barbara J ^a   Breiman, Robert F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0029737098     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.3.456     Document Type: Article

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