Incidence and cost of rotavirus hospitalizations in Denmark

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 855-859

  Fischer, Thea Kølsen ^a   Nielsen, Nete Munk ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Pærregaard, Anders ^b  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LICENSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 34250007330     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1306.061432     Document Type: Article

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