Child care is not a substantial risk factor for gastrointestinal infection hospitalization

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Kamper Jørgensen, Mads ^a   Andersen, Lise Geisler ^a   Simonsen, Jacob ^a   Sorup, Signe ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child care; Denmark; Gastrointestinal infection; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58249087937     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1757     Document Type: Article

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