Human metapneumovirus infections in children

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Heikkinen, Terho ^a   Österback, Riikka ^b   Peltola, Ville ^a   Jartti, Tuomas ^a   Vainionpää, Raija ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INCIDENCE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 38049039761     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.070251     Document Type: Article

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