Enterovirus 71 outbreaks, Taiwan: Occurrence and recognition

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-293

  Lin, Tzou Yien ^a   Twu, Shiing Jer ^b   Ho, Mei Shang ^c   Chang, Luan Yin ^a,b   Lee, Chin Yun ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DEATH; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENTEROVIRUS 71; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMAN; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TAIWAN; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0345700689     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0903.020285     Document Type: Short Survey

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