Importance of rotavirus as a cause of gastroenteritis in Jordan: A hospital based study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 639-644

  Khuri Bulos, Najwa ^a   Al Khatib, Mohammad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SCREENING TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 33746653754     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600606515     Document Type: Article

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