Capture-recapture analysis to estimate the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease in Germany, 2003

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-664

  Schrauder, A ^a,b   Claus, H ^a   Elias, J ^c   Vogel, U ^c   Haas, W ^a   Hellenbrand, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP)   (Germany)

^c National Reference Centre for Meningococci   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MORTALITY;

EID: 34247538437     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007151     Document Type: Article

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