A clinical study of chronic morbidity in children following pyogenic meningitis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 663-667

  George, Ciji N ^a   Letha, S ^a   Sushama Bai, S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0036636992     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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