Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 964-970 , 2006

Microbial Etiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children in Taiwan

  • Shan-Ming Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Hsuan Ni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yen-Hsuan Ni, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huey-Ling Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Hwei Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 16 March 2006 ,Revised 24 April 2006 ,Accepted 6 June 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60280-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60280-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 964-970 , 2006

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