Behavior of diarrhea caused by viruses and bacteria in regions located near the Equator;Comportamiento de la diarrea causada por virus y bacterias en regiones cercanas a la zona Ecuatorial

Colombia Medica

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 6-14

  Gutiérrez, Maria Fernanda ^a   Urbina, Delfina ^b   Matiz, Adriana ^a   Puello, Martha ^b   Mercado, Marcela ^a   Parra, Miguel ^a   Ajami, Nadim ^c   Serrano, Piedad ^a   Trespalacios, Alba Alicia ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhea; Epidemiology of acute diarrhea; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449083365     PISSN: 16579534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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