National Rates of Diarrhea-Associated Ambulatory Visits in Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Pont, Stephen J ^a,b   Grijalva, Carlos G ^c   Griffin, Marie R ^c   Scott, Theresa A ^c   Cooper, William O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649794692     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.075     Document Type: Article

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