Neonatal tetanus incidence in China, 1996-2001, and risk factors for neonatal tetanus, Guangxi Province, China

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 551-557

  Chai, Feng ^a,b   Prevots, D Rebecca ^b,d   Wang, Xiaojun ^a   Birmingham, Maureen ^c   Zhang, Rongzhen ^a,b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Neonatal tetanus; Surveillance; Tetanus toxoid vaccination

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

CHILDBEARING; DISEASE INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN TETANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID; VACCINATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

EID: 3242881982     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh073     Document Type: Article

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