Rotavirus infection and rates of hospitalisation for acute gastroenteritis in young children in Australia, 1993-1996

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 252-256

  Carlin, John B ^a,b   Chondros, Patty ^a   Masendycz, Paul ^a   Bugg, Helen ^a   Bishop, Ruth F ^a,b   Barnes, Graeme L ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0032494177     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140248.x     Document Type: Article

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