Meningococcal disease among children who live in a large metropolitan area, 1981-1996

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1004-1009

  Wang, Vincent J ^a,c   Kuppermann, Nathan ^b   Malley, Richard ^a   Barnett, Elizabeth D ^a   Meissner, H Cody ^a   Schmidt, Emmett V ^a   Fleisher, Gary R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035310816     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319595     Document Type: Article

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