Upper respiratory tract infection, heterologous immunisation and meningococcal disease

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 943-946

  Scholten, R J P M ^a   Bijlmer, H A ^b   Tobi, H ^c   Dankert, J ^a   Bouter, L M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032723368     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-10-943     Document Type: Article

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