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Geographic correlation between deprivation and risk of meningococcal disease: an ecological study

BACKGROUND: Meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a serious infection which is most common in young children and adolescents. This study investigated the relationships between the incidence and age distribution of meningococcal disease, and socioeconomic environment. METHODS: An ecological...

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Autores principales: Williams, Christopher J, Willocks, Lorna J, Lake, Iain R, Hunter, Paul R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC503390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15274745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-4-30