Childhood diarrhea deaths after rotavirus vaccination in Mexico

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 772-773

  Richardson, Vesta ^a   Parashar, Umesh ^b   Patel, Manish ^b  

^a National Center for Child and Adolescent Health (CeNSIA)   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD DIARRHEA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; MEXICO; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 80052163342     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1100062     Document Type: Letter

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