Risk factors for adverse outcomes of bacterial meningitis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 457-462

  Grimwood, K ^a,b   Nolan, T M ^a,b,c   Bond, L ^a   Anderson, V A ^a,b   Catroppa, C ^b   Keir, E H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Department of Paediatrics ^*

Author keywords

Disability; Meningitis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029913977     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00949.x     Document Type: Article

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