Respiratory diphtheria in the United States, 1980 through 1995

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 787-791

  Bisgard, Kristine M ^a   Hardy, Iain R B ^a   Popovic, Tanja ^b   Strebel, Peter M ^a   Wharton, Melinda ^a   Chen, Robert T ^a   Hadler, Stephen C ^a  

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

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031814340     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.5.787     Document Type: Article

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