Commentary: Why are young healthy term infants protected against respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 785-786

  Bont, Louis ^a   Houben, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

EID: 80051948347     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31821fef9e     Document Type: Note

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