Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, england: A 31 year descriptive study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Stanton, Michelle C ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^b   Harris, David ^b   Paize, Fauzia ^b   Makwana, Nick ^c   Hackett, Scott J ^d   Baines, Paul B ^e,f   Riordan, F Andrew I ^f   Marzouk, Omnia ^f   Thomson, Alistair P J ^g   Diggle, Peter J ^a   Hart, C Anthony ^b   Carrol, Enitan D ^b,f  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALNUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053894460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025957     Document Type: Article

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