Mortality from meningococcal disease by day of the week: English national linked database study

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-421

  Goldacre, Michael J ^a   Maisonneuve, Jenny J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communicable diseases; emergency care; health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883473103     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt004     Document Type: Article

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