Clinical spectrum of norovirus gastroenteritis compared to rotavirus gastroenteritis at a single center in Gwangju, Korea during 2005-2006

Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Lee, Yang Jin ^b   Jeong, Seong Nam ^b   Yoo, Ju Hee ^b   Cho, Hyoung Min ^b   Yoo, Eun Jung ^b   Kim, Eun Young ^b   Kim, Yong Wook ^b   Kim, Kyoung Sim ^b   Kim, Sun Hee ^a,b  

^a Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Department of Health Science ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Symptom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869107656     PISSN: 12263923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14776/kjpid.2009.16.1.61     Document Type: Article

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