The impact of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus on hospitalizations for lower respiratory tract infections in young children: Slovenia, 2006-2011

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1093-1102

  Učakar, Veronika ^a   Sočan, Maja ^a   Trilar, Katarina Prosenc ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Children; Hospitalizations; Influenza viruses; Respiratory syncytial viruses; Respiratory tract diseases; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANDEMIC; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SLOVENIA;

CHILDREN; HOSPITALIZATIONS; INFLUENZA VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SLOVENIA;

BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84887172643     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12134     Document Type: Article

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