Meningococcal disease in Auckland, July 1992 - June 1994

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1085, 1999, Pages 115-117

  Jefferies, Craig ^c   Lennon, Diana ^c   Stewart, Joanna ^a   Martin, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEW ZEALAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; POLYNESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033538095     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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