A case-control study of risk factors for Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Navajo children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-266

  Wolff, Mark C ^b   Moulton, Lawrence H ^b   Newcomer, Wendy ^b   Reid, Raymond ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^b  

^a Northern Navajo Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD REARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033016080     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.263     Document Type: Article

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