Commentary: Is pertussis disease increasing?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-366

  Edwards, Kathryn M ^a   Halasa, Natasha B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACELLULAR VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MONITORING; MORTALITY; PERTUSSIS; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; POLAND; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 2342474589     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh066     Document Type: Article

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