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Hospitalization for pertussis: profiles and case costs by age

BACKGROUND: Pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory illness, affects people of all ages and can have serious clinical consequences. It has been reported that from 1997–2000, 20% of all pertussis cases required hospitalization in the US. This analysis examined demographics, case fatality rate, res...

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Autores principales: O'Brien, Judith A, Caro, J Jaime
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1184075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16008838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-5-57