Respiratory Syncytial Virus Has High Impact on Infants and Children
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
For most parents, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn't a familiar term. But it's a common cause of serious respiratory infections with a major impact on the health of infants and young children worldwide, according to a special CDC Review Article in the June issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
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