Decline in meningitis admissions in young children: Vaccines make a difference [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 404-

  Moore, Hannah C ^a   Lehmann, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ABORIGINE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DATA BASE; GOVERNMENT; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MENINGITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; VACCINATION;

EID: 33749588868     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00622.x     Document Type: Letter

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