Population-based epidemiology of rotavirus hospitalisations in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 136, Issue 45-46, 2006, Pages 726-731

  Bucher, Barbara ^a   Aebi, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Hospitalisation; Incidence; Rotavirus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33845953228     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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