Acute flaccid paralysis in Australian children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-26

  Morris, A M S ^a,e   Elliott, E J ^a   D'Souza, R M ^b   Antony, J ^a   Kennett, M ^c   Longbottom, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Australian Natl Polio Ref Lab   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Guillain Barr Syndrome; Paediatric surveillance; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTULISM; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELITIS; PEDIATRICIAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BITE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; PARAPLEGIA; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0344643416     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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