Children, parents and respiratory syncytial virus in palermo, Italy: Prevention is primary

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-407

  Di Carlo, Paola ^a   Romano, Amelia ^b   Plano, Maria Rosa Anna ^a   Gueli, Alessandra ^a   Scarlata, Francesco ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood illness; Epidemiology; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PARENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952255607     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509359231     Document Type: Article

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