Seasonal variation in meningococcal disease in Denmark: Relation to age and meningococcal phenotype

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-229

  Jensen, Elise S ^a   Lundbye Christensen, Søren ^b   Pedersen, Lars ^a   Sørensen, Henrik T ^a   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038760875     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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