Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Hospitalized young Children with acute lower Respiratory Illnesses in Al AIN, UAE

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-252

  Uduman, S A ^a   Ijaz, M K ^b   Kochiyil, J ^a   Mathew, T ^c   Hossam, M K ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (United Arab Emirates)

^c AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0030342585     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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