Changing epidemiology of intussusception in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 475-478

  Justice, Frances ^a,c   Carlin, John ^b,c,d   Bines, Julie ^a,b,c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Intestinal invagination; Intussusception; Rotavirus vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; DIARRHEA; IMMUNOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; SEASONS;

EID: 33644829228     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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