Incidence of pertussis infection in healthcare workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-123

  Wright, Seth W ^a,b   Decker, Michael D ^a   Edwards, Kathryn M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERTUSSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0033073621     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501593     Document Type: Article

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