Nosocomial rotaviral gastroenteritis in paediatric departments

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-16

  Štefkovičová, Mária ^a   Šimurka, Pavol ^b   Juračková, Lenka ^b   Hudečková, Henrieta ^c   Mad'ar, Rastislav ^c  

^a Regional Office of Public Health   (Slovakia)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Slovakia)

^c JLF UK Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Hospital acquired; Rotaviral gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749109816     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3453     Document Type: Article

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