Hospital-based study of the economic burden associated with rotavirus diarrhea in Hong Kong

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 192, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Nelson, E Anthony S ^a,h   Tam, John S ^a   Yu, Ly Mee ^a   Ng, Ying Chu ^a   Bresee, Joseph S ^b   Poon, Kin Hung ^c   Ng, Chi Hang ^d   Ip, Kin Sing ^e   Christopher Mast, T ^g   Chan, Paul K S ^a   Parashar, Umesh D ^f   Fok, Tai Fai ^a   Glass, Roger I ^f  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^h CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 23944522851     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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