Rhinovirus infections in infants: Is respiratory syncytial virus ready for the challenge?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-251

  Regamey, N ^a,c   Kaiser, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CAPSID; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 56149098560     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00076508     Document Type: Editorial

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