Early infantile pertussis; increasingly prevalent and potentially fatal

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 898-900

  Smith, Craig ^a   Vyas, Harish ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunisation; Infantile; Pertussis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0033711043     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008365     Document Type: Article

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