Rotavirus gastroenteritis in Finnish children in 20062008, at the introduction of rotavirus vaccination

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-63

  Räsänen, Sirpa ^a   Lappalainen, Suvi ^a   Halkosalo, Anne ^a   Salminen, Marjo ^a   Vesikari, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINLAND; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 78650298950     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2010.508462     Document Type: Article

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