Impact of rotavirus infections on outpatient clinic visits in Chile

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  O'Ryan, Miguel ^a,e   Díaz, Janepsy ^b   Mamani, Nora ^a   Navarrete, Marisol ^c,d   Vallebuono, Clelia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Unidad de Vigilancia   (Chile)

^c GlaxoSmithKline Chile   (Chile)

^d Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo de Chile   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Disease burden; Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING;

EID: 33845999300     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000247104.01291.71     Document Type: Article

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