Metapneumovirus and its place in childhood

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 613-615

  Ulloa Gutierrez, Rolando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Human metapneumovirus; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINORRHEA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; WHEEZING;

EID: 0347134415     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/8.10.613     Document Type: Article

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