Pertussis outbreak among adults at an oil - Refinery Illinois, August-October 2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; PERTUSSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MIDDLE AGED; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 0037428513     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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