Children with respiratory disease associated with metapneumovirus in Hong Kong

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 628-633

  Peiris, J S Malik ^a   Tang, Wing Hong ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^a   Khong, Pek Lan ^a   Guan, Yi ^a   Lau, Yu Lung ^a   Chiu, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPRING; SUMMER; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0037711390     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0906.030009     Document Type: Article

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