Epidemiology of tetanus in the Marches Regions of Italy, 1992-95

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-54

  Prospero, E ^a   Appignanesi, R ^a   D'Errico, M M ^a   Carle, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY; TETANUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TETANUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031801764     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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