Assessment of the burden of paediatric empyema in Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 431-436

  Strachan, Roxanne ^a   Jaffé, Adam ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pneumococcus; Pneumonia; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 68749101083     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01533.x     Document Type: Article

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