Risk factors for meningococcal disease in college students

JAMA

Volumn 286, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 688-693

  Bruce, Michael G ^a   Rosenstein, Nancy E ^a   Capparella, Jennifer M ^b   Shutt, Kathleen A ^a   Perkins, Bradley A ^a   Collins, MarJeanne ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b American College Health Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0035827878     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.6.688     Document Type: Article

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