Lower respiratory tract infections among Norwegian infants with siblings in day care

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1456-1459

  Nafstad, Per ^a   Hagen, Jorgen A ^a   Batten, Crete ^b   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; SIBLING;

EID: 0029858555     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1456     Document Type: Article

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