Epidemiology and economic burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in hospitals and paediatric clinics in Taiwan, 2005-2006

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3008-3013

  Mast, T Christopher ^a   Chen, Po Yen ^b   Lu, Kun Chia ^c   Hsu, Chun Ming ^d   Lin, Hsiao Chuan ^e   Liao, Wen Chen ^f   Lin, Da Pi ^g   Chen, Hung Chih ^h   Lac, Christina ⁱ  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Gi An Clinic   (Taiwan)

^g Lin Da Pi Clinic   (Taiwan)

^h Chen Hung Chih Clinic   (Taiwan)

ⁱ Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute gastroenteritis; Costs; Epidemiology; Rotavirus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING; WINTER;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77949657264     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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