Unexpected benefits of rotavirus vaccination in the United States

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 975-977

  Glass, Roger I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS TITRATION; WINTER;

FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; MALE; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 80052412108     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir477     Document Type: Editorial

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