Estimated hospitalizations attributed to norovirus and rotavirus infection in Canada, 2006-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3528-3537

  Morton, V K ^a,b   Thomas, M K ^a   McEwen, S A ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Norwalk agent and related viruses; rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ECONOMICS; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COST; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961127736     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000734     Document Type: Article

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