Trend of hospital utilization for encephalitis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 753-764

  Barbadoro, P ^a   Marigliano, A ^a   Ricciardi, A ^a   D'Errico, M M ^a   Prospero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERPES VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858049831     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001002     Document Type: Article

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