Long-term mortality in children diagnosed with haemophilus influenzae meningitis: A danish nationwide cohort study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

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

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cause of death; cohort study; Haemophilus influenzae; long term mortality; meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DENMARK; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 79960640946     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182191a63     Document Type: Article

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