Japanese encephalitis among paediatric patients with acute encephalitis syndrome in Tamil Nadu, India

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-158

  Kabilan, L ^a   Edwin, N ^b   Balashankar, S ^b   Meikandan, D ^b   Thenmozhi, V ^a   Gajanana, A ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b Government Rajaji Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Age groups; Children; Hospital admissions; India; Japanese encephalitis; Seasonal distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0034024764     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90256-6     Document Type: Article

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