Outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis, in particular due to the Norwalk-like virus: An underestimated problem;Explosies van virale gastro-enteritis, in het bijzonder door het Norwalk-achtig virus: Een onderschat probleem

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 146, Issue 50, 2002, Pages 2401-2404

  Koopmans, M P G ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VOMITING; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; MALE; NOTE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORWALK VIRUS;

EID: 0037079520     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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