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Geographic disparities and socio-demographic predictors of pertussis risk in Florida

BACKGROUND: Pertussis is a toxin-mediated respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis that can result in severe complications and death, particularly in infants. Between 2008 and 2011, children less than 3 months old accounted for 83% of the pertussis deaths in the United States. Understandin...

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Autores principales: Tandy, Corinne B., Odoi, Agricola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540361
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11902