Haemophilus disease in alaskan and canadian children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-

  Bruce, Michael ^a   Singleton, Rosalyn ^b   Lem, Marcus ^c   Zulz, Tammy ^a   Wenger, Jay ^a   Hennessy, Thomas ^a  

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

^b ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c First Nations and Inunit Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; POLYRIBOSYLRIBITOL PHOSPHATE MENINGOCOCCAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ABORIGINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY TITER; CANADA; CHILD; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75949102432     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c37e03     Document Type: Letter

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