Infant pertussis deaths in New South Wales 1996-1997

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 281-283

  Williams, Gary D ^a   Matthews, Neil T ^b   Choong, Robin K C ^c   Ferson, Mark J ^d  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d S W Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERTUSSIS;

EID: 0032536877     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140162.x     Document Type: Article

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