Respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-308

  Kanra, Güler ^a   Tezcan, Sabahat ^a   Yilmaz, Gülden ^b   Acunas, B ^c   Aslan, S ^d   Aslan, Y ^e   Belet, N ^f   Can, G ^b   Cevit, O ^g   Can G ^e   Cetin N ^h   Dabak, S ^f   Dagli E ⁱ   Devecioglu C ^j   Ergor G ^k   Ergul A ^g   Ertem, M ^j   Eskiocak, M ^c   Guns T ^h   Guraksin A ^l   Hacisalihoglu S ^e   Ince, Z ^b   Kahveci, H ^d   Kara, A ^a   Karadag B ⁱ   Kirimi, E ^d   Kumral, A ^k   Kut, A ^m   Kucukoduk S ⁿ   Kultursay N ^m   Metin, F ^m   Onal S ^o   Ors R ^l   Ozek E ⁱ   Ozkan H ^k   Ozmert E ^a   Ozturanli L ^p   Ozturk A ^h   Satar, M ^q   Tastakin A ^l   Tutunculer F ^c   Yalaz, M ⁿ   Yildizdas H ^q   Yilgor E ^o   Yurdakok M ^a   more..

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^k DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^l ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m SSK Goztepe Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

ⁿ EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^o MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^p ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^q CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

more..

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOSE SMEAR; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS INFECTION;

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TURKEY;

EID: 31344441432     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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