On a multinational assessment of rotavirus disease in Europe

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Matson, David O ^a,b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS; SEROTYPE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 34247542939     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516841     Document Type: Editorial

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