Late presentation and increased mortality in children with dengue haemorrhagic fever

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 227-228

  Deen, Jacqueline L ^a  

^a Southern Islands Medical Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CHILD; DENGUE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHILIPPINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033776845     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550003000417     Document Type: Article

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