Neonatal tetanus in the United States: A sentinel event in the foreign- born

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 955-959

  Craig, Allen S ^a,f   Reed, George W ^c   Mohon, Ricky T ^d   Quick, M Linda ^a,b   Swarner, O Ward ^e   Moore, William L ^f   Schaffner, William ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^e Takoma Medical Group Association   (United States)

^f TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunization; Neonatal; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; TETANUS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030870015     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199710000-00010     Document Type: Article

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