Survival and sequelae of meningococcal meningitis in Ghana

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1440-1446

  Hodgson, Abraham ^a   Smith, Thomas ^b   Gagneux, Sebastien ^b   Akumah, Isaac ^a   Adjuik, Martin ^a   Pluschke, Gerd ^b   Binka, Fred ^a   Genton, Blaise ^b  

^a NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deafness; Epidemic; Ghana; Meningitis; Mortality; Neisseria meningitidis; Sequelae; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035712981     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.6.1440     Document Type: Article

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