Trends in chronologic age and infant respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization: An 8-year cohort study

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-201

  Fryzek, Jon P ^a   Martone, William J ^a   Groothuis, Jessie R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Hospitalization; Respiratory syncytial virus; Young infants

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 79958164774     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: 18658652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-010-0106-6     Document Type: Article

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