Meningococcal disease among children of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin

Authors
Robinson, JM Doughty, I Marshall, R Benson, J
Citation
Jm. Robinson et al., Meningococcal disease among children of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin, LANCET, 355(9220), 2000, pp. 2052-2052
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
355
Issue
9220
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2052 - 2052
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20000610)355:9220<2052:MDACOI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The rate of meningococcal septicaemia and meningitis was significantly lowe r in children of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin than in children of othe r origins over 12 years in the Blackburn area of the UK.