Update on meningococcal disease mortality in the united states since 2002

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 681-

  Kim, Gloria Y ^a   Sorvillo, Frank ^a   Kuo, Tony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD CARE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954346335     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181dd2a53     Document Type: Letter

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