Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Children with and without Risk Factors: Reflections on Rotavirus Vaccination in Portugal

Ana Laura Martins Leite de Almeida; Rui Leite; Alberto Freitas; Inês Azevedo

doi:10.20344/amp.22954

Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Children with and without Risk Factors: Reflections on Rotavirus Vaccination in Portugal

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Ana Laura Martins Leite de Almeida Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde de São João. Porto.
Rui Leite Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia (CEFAGE). Universidade de Évora. Évora. & Centro de Economia e Finanças (CEFUP). Faculdade de Economia. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
Alberto Freitas RISE-Health. Departamento de Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde (MEDCIDS). Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-9653
Inês Azevedo Serviço de Pediatria. Unidade Local de Saúde de São João. Porto. & RISE-Health. Departamento de Ginecologia-Obstetrícia e Pediatria. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-8612

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22954

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Child, Gastroenteritis, Hospitalization, Risk Factors, Rotavirus Infections, Rotavirus Vaccines, Rotavirus, Vaccination

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2025-09-01

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Martins Leite de Almeida AL, Leite R, Freitas A, Azevedo I. Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations in Children with and without Risk Factors: Reflections on Rotavirus Vaccination in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];38(9):599-600. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22954

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