Cold weather seasonality of gastroenteritis associated with Norwalk-like viruses

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Mounts, Anthony W ^a,b   Ando, Tamie ^b   Koopmans, Marion ^c   Bresee, Joseph S ^b   Noel, Jacqueline ^b   Glass, Roger I ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD EXPOSURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD; COLD; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NORWALK VIRUS; SEASONS;

EID: 0034043929     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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