Patterns of disease among adults hospitalized with dengue infections

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-305

  Malavige, G N ^a   Velathanthiri, V G N S ^a   Wijewickrama, E S ^b   Fernando, S ^a   Jayaratne, S D ^a   Aaskov, J ^c   Seneviratne, S L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Acting Consultant in Gynaecology and Obstetrics   (Sri Lanka)

^c Arbovirus Reference Centre   (Australia)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENGUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; WARD;

EID: 33646258749     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl039     Document Type: Article

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