Synopsis of findings from recent studies on dengue in Sri Lanka

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue , 2006, Pages 80-86

  Kularatne, S A M ^a   Seneviratne, S L ^b   Malavige, G N ^c   Fernando, S ^c   Velathanthiri, V G N S ^c   Ranatunga, P K ^d   Wijewickrama, E S ^e   Gurugama, P N ^f   Karunatilaka, D H ^d   Aaskov, J G ^g   Jayaratne, S D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^d LADY RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Sri Lanka)

^e Professorial Surgical Unit   (Sri Lanka)

^f Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^g Arbovirus Reference Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Dengue; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 34848850833     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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