Asymptomatic rotavirus infections in England: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1023-1030

  Phillips, Gemma ^a,b   Lopman, Ben ^a,b   Rodrigues, Laura C ^a   Tam, Clarence C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case control studies; logistic models; polymerase chain reaction; risk factors; rotavirus infections

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FECES; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIROLOGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ROTAVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952295658     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq050     Document Type: Article

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