Increasing Incidence of Hospitalization for Bronchiolitis among Canadian Children, 1980-2000

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1764-1767

  Langley, Joanne M ^a,c   LeBlanc, John C ^a   Smith, Bruce ^a   Wang, Elaine E L ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aventis Pasteur   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY;

EID: 0346256756     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379740     Document Type: Article

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