Increased risk of RSV infection in children with down's syndrome: Clinical implementation of prophylaxis in the European union

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Van Beek, Dianne ^a   Paes, Bosco ^b   Bont, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALIVIZUMAB;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; CHILD; HUMAN; RISK; COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RISK;

EID: 84880155342     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/801581     Document Type: Article

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