The epidemiology and clinical aspects of the hemolytic uremic syndrome in minnesota

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 323, Issue 17, 1990, Pages 1161-1167

  Martin, Dawn L ^a   MacDonald, Kristine L ^a   White, Karen E ^a   Soler, John T ^a   Osterholm, Michael T ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINNESOTA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0025077477     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199010253231703     Document Type: Article

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