Respiratory syncytial virus — United States, July 2012–June 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 1133-1136

  Haynes, Amber K ^a   Prill, Mila M ^a   Iwane, Marika K ^a   Gerber, Susan I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84915805463     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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