Respiratory illness after severe respiratory syncytial virus disease in infancy in The Gambia

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-688

  Weber, Martin W ^a,b,c,d   Milligan, Paul ^a,b,c,d   Giadom, Barinada ^a,b,c,d   Pate, Muhammed A ^a,b,c,d   Kwara, Awewura ^a,b,c,d   Sadiq, Abubakar D ^a,b,c,d   Chanayireh, Martin ^a,b,c,d   Whittle, Hilton ^a,b,c,d   Greenwood, Brian M ^a,b,c,d   Mulholland, Kim ^a,b,c,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMBIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0033503907     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70085-5     Document Type: Article

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