Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus disease in children, Yemen

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1437-1439

  Al Sonboli, Najla ^a,b   Hart, Charles A ^c   Al Aghbari, Nasher ^a,b   Al Ansi, Ahmed ^b   Ashoor, Omar ^d   Cuevas, Luis E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Al Sabeen Hosp Women and Children   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; YEMEN;

EID: 33748996531     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.060207     Document Type: Article

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