Tick-borne encephalitis in swiss children 2000-2004: Five-year nationwide surveillance of epidemiologic characteristics and clinical course

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 555-557

  Stähelin Massik, Jody ^a   Zimmermann, Hanspeter ^b   Gnehm, Hanspeter E ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Follow up; Switzerland; Tick borne encephalitis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; VACCINATION; NEWBORN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 46249112203     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318165c195     Document Type: Article

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