Long-term outcomes of Murray Valley encephalitis cases in Western Australia: What have we learnt?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 193-201

  Selvey, L A ^a   Speers, D J ^b   Smith, D W ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Australia; Encephalitis; Flavivirus; Murray Valley encephalitis virus; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; ONSET AGE; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SUICIDE; WORK DISABILITY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; FEMALE; MALE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, MURRAY VALLEY; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958761258     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12962     Document Type: Article

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