The changing epidemiology of infectious mononucleosis?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 107-109

  Morris, M C ^a,b   Edmunds, W J ^a,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 0036705793     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1022     Document Type: Article

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