Impact of respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin in 1996-1997: A local controlled comparison

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 503-507

  Redding, Gregory J ^a,b   Braun, Susan ^a   Mayock, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS ANTIBODY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 0032896249     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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