Epidemiology and burden of rotavirus infection among children in Hangzhou, China

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-87

  Lou, Jin Tu ^a   Xu, Xiao Jun ^a   Wu, Yi Dong ^a   Tao, Ran ^a   Tong, Mei Qin ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Developing country; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Incidence; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 78650936675     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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