Zika virus and microcephaly

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2016, Pages e118-e119

  Barton, Michelle A ^a   Salvadori, Marina I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIABILITY; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY; ZIKA FEVER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84964226683     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160179     Document Type: Note

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