Rotavirus infection in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-191

  Kheyami, Ali M ^a   Cunliffe, Nigel A ^a   Hart, Anthony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; WINTER;

EID: 33745962613     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.184     Document Type: Review

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