The epidemiology of viral meningitis hospitalization in childhood

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 695-701

  Hviid, Anders ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; URBANIZATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37349004109     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181567d31     Document Type: Article

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