Diphtheria is declining but continues to kill many children: Analysis of data from a sentinel centre in Delhi, 1997

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-215

  Singh, J ^a   Harit, A K ^a   Jain, D C ^a   Panda, R C ^b   Tewari, K N ^b   Bhatia, R ^a   Sokhey, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOSLEM; NEWBORN; RELIGIOUS GROUP;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032758378     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002812     Document Type: Article

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