Long-term mortality in patients diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis: A danish nationwide cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-317

  Roed, Casper ^a   Engsig, Frederik Neess ^a   Omland, Lars Haukali ^a   Skinhoj, Peter ^a   Obel, Niels ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

cause of death; cohort studies; meningitis, pneumococcal; mortality; multiple myeloma

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PNEUMONIA; POISSON RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

DENMARK;

EID: 77955132869     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq126     Document Type: Article

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