Reduction in rotavirus-associated acute gastroenteritis following introduction of rotavirus vaccine into australia's national childhood vaccine schedule

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Buttery, Jim P ^a,b   Lambert, Stephen B ^c   Grimwood, Keith ^c   Nissen, Michael D ^c,d   Field, Emma J ^e   MacArtney, Kristine K ^f,g   Akikusa, Jonathan D ^a   Kelly, Julian J ^a   Kirkwood, Carl D ^c,h  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Clinical and Statewide Services   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^f Natl Ctr for Immunization Res   (Australia)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^h MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUEENSLAND; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 78751549733     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181fefdee     Document Type: Article

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