Mortality from pneumonia in children in the United States, 1939 through 1996

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 1399-1407

  Dowell, Scott F ^a,d   Kupronis, Benjamin A ^b   Zell, Elizabeth R ^b   Shay, David K ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034636472     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200005113421904     Document Type: Article

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