Outbreak of severe rotavirus gastroenteritis among children - Jamaica, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 45, 2003, Pages 1103-1105

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ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; JAMAICA; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; JAMAICA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0642340000     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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