Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , February 2009

Viral etiology and incidence associated with acute gastroenteritis in a 5-year survey in Gyeonggi province, South Korea

  • Jeong-Weon Huh

      Affiliations

    • Gyeonggido Institute of Health and Environment, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-290, South Korea
    • ,
  • Woon-Ho Kim

      Affiliations

    • Gyeonggido Institute of Health and Environment, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-290, South Korea
    • ,
  • Su-Gyeong Moon

      Affiliations

    • Gyeonggido Institute of Health and Environment, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-290, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jong-Bok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Gyeonggido Institute of Health and Environment, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-290, South Korea
    • ,
  • Young-Hee Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, Seoul 136-703, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 940 2815; fax: +82 2 917 2388.

Received 14 August 2008 ,Revised 26 November 2008 ,Accepted 27 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.11.016

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , February 2009

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