Co-existing conditions for deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in Australia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-125

  Bi, Peng ^a   Parton, Kevin A ^b   Whitby, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Co existing conditions; Infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PARASITOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0842327520     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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