Influenza-associated illness is an important contributor to febrile convulsions in Danish children

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 520-524

  Harder, Katja Majlund ^a,b   Mølbak, Kåre ^a   Glismann, Steffen ^a   Christiansen, Annette H ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Febrile convulsions; Influenza

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84859817913     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.01.014     Document Type: Article

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