Impact of rotavirus vaccination on childhood gastroenteritis-related mortality and hospital discharges in Panama

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Bayard, Vicente ^a   DeAntonio, Rodrigo ^b   Contreras, Rodolfo ^a   Tinajero, Olga ^c   Castrejon, Maria Mercedes ^b   Ortega Barría, Eduardo ^d   Colindres, Romulo E ^d  

^a Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud   (Panama)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y SERVICIOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA   (Panama)

^d Estrada dos Bandeirantes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis related deaths; Gastroenteritis related hospitalizations; Rotavirus vaccine

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANAMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PANAMA; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ROTAVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 84855986948     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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