Rotavirus disease in guinea-bissau, West Africa: A review of longitudinal community and hospital studies

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 202, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Fischer, Thea Kølsen ^b,d   Aaby, Peter ^a,b   Mølbak, Kåre ^c   Lia Rodrigues, Amabé ^a  

^a Projecto de Saúde de Bandim ^*  (Guinea-Bissau)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 77955685615     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653568     Document Type: Review

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