Aeromonas-associated diarrhoea in Bangladeshi children: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-20

  Teka, Telahun ^a   Faruque, A S G ^a   Hossain, M I ^a   Fuchs, George J ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VOMITING;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033011513     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724939992590     Document Type: Article

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