Detection of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa: A new recommendation;Mieux détecter les épidémies de méningite à méningocoque en Afrique: Une nouvelle recommandation

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-255

  Lewis, Rosamund ^a   Nathan, Nicolas ^a   Communier, Arlette ^a   Varaine, Francis ^a   Fermon, Florence ^a   De Chabalier, François ^a   Rosenstein, Nancy ^a   Djingarey, Mamoudou ^a   Diarra, Lamine ^a   Yada, Adamou ^a   Tikhomirov, Evgueni ^a   Santamaria, Maria ^a   Hardiman, Max ^a   Legros, Dominique ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035721191     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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