Trends in Healthcare utilization for diarrhea and rotavirus disease in privately insured US Children <5 years of age, 2001-2006

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 874-878

  Cortes, Jennifer E ^a,b   Curns, Aaron T ^b   Tate, Jacqueline E ^b   Parashar, Umesh D ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Gastroenteritis; Rotavirus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; ROTAVIRUS; SUMMER; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; WINTER;

EID: 70349671795     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a653cd     Document Type: Article

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