Epidemiology of rotavirus in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 855-862

  Jain, Vivek ^a,c   Parashar, Umesh D ^a   Glass, Roger I ^a   Bhan, Maharaj K ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization programe; Neonates; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MEDLINE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDLINE; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 0035462004     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762113     Document Type: Article

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