Incidence of influenza virus infection in early infancy: A prospective study in South Asia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-173

  Henkle, Emily ^a   Steinhoff, Mark C ^a,b   Omer, Saad B ^c   Roy, Eliza ^d   Arifeen, Shams E ^d   Raqib, Rubhana ^d   McNeal, Monica ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^e   Moss, William J ^a   Zaman, K ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

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

Author keywords

infants; influenza

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 79551600016     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f63c39     Document Type: Article

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