Sudden infant death and prevalence of whooping cough in the Swedish and Norwegian communities

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 405-409

  Lindgren, C ^a,b   Milerad, J ^a   Lagercrantz, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bordetella pertussis; sudden infant death; whooping cough

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PERTUSSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SWEDEN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; NORWAY; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SWEDEN; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0030944859     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050626     Document Type: Article

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