Respiratory illness during winter: A cohort study of urban children from temperate Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Lambert, Stephen B ^a,b   O'Grady, K F ^a   Gabriel, S H ^a   Nolan, T M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Epidemiology; Influenza; Respiratory tract infections; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION; WINTER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 16644373095     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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