Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
Background: Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of global meningitis burden that could help to guide introduction, continuation, and ongoing development of vaccines a...
| Published in: | Lancet Neurology Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 1061 - 1083 |
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| Format: | research Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Dec2018
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |