Regular pattern of respiratory syncytial virus and rotavirus infections and relation to weather in Stockholm, 1984-1993

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 640-646

  Reyes, Miguel ^a,b   Eriksson, Margareta ^c   Bennet, Rutger ^c   Hedlund, Kjell Olof ^a,d,e   Ehrnst, Anneka ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Univ Nac Autonoma de El Salvador   (El Salvador)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Climate; Epidemiology; Infections; Influenza A virus; Rotavirus; RSV

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLOUD; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS INFECTION; WEATHER; WIND;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0031437738     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00471.x     Document Type: Article

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