Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Norway: Analysis of prospective surveillance and hospital registry data

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 753-759

  Flem, Elmira ^a   Vainio, Kirsti ^a   Døllner, Henrik ^b,c   Midgaard, Cathrine ^d   Bosse, Franziskus Johannes ^e   Rognlien, Anne Gro Wesenberg ^b   Rojahn, Astrid ^d   Nordbo, Svein A ^b,c   Størvold, Gunnar ^d   Njølstad, Gro ^e   Wathne, Karl Olaf ^d   Konsmo, Kirsten ^a   Aavitsland, Preben ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 72449142753     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540903161515     Document Type: Article

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