Neighborhood Poverty Characteristics of Pertussis Cases among Young Children in San Bernadino County, CA, in 2010-2011.
Background: The burden of most infectious diseases falls heavily on persons living in neighborhoods of lower socioeconomic status. This study examined the distribution of pertussis among children ages 0-5 years by neighborhood poverty categories and ethnicity in San Bernardino County, California, du...
| Publicado en: | Californian Journal of Health Promotion Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 46 - 55 |
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California State University, Fullerton
2015
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