Norwalk virus - Off and running

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-13

  Conly, J M ^a,c   Johnston, B L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c North Tower ^*  (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; NAUSEA; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NOTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VOMITING;

EID: 0037244404     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/702517     Document Type: Note

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