Rotavirus and other enteropathogens in childhood acute diarrhoea: A study of two centres in Malaysia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 509-514

  Lee, Way S ^a   Rajasekaran, Ganeswrie ^a   Pee, Susan ^b   Karunakaran, Rina ^b   Hassan, Hamimah H ^b   Puthucheary, Savithri D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Enteropathogens; Hospital admission

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REINFECTION; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33747425524     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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