Meteorologic conditions and respiratory syncytial virus activity

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Hervás, Daniel ^a   Reina, Jordi ^a,b   Hervás, Juan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

activity; bronchiolitis; meteorology; palivizumab; respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRONCHIOLITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84866621990     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825cef14     Document Type: Article

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