Clinical predictors of epidemic outcome in meningococcal infection in Jos, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 423-426

  Angyo, I A ^a   Okpeh, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NIGERIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PETECHIA; PURPURA; RASH; SHOCK; SKIN ULCER; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

PURPURA;

EID: 0031420611     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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