Household crowding a major risk factor for epidemic meningococcal disease in Auckland children.

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Published in Pediatr Infect Dis J on October 01, 2000

Authors

M Baker1, A McNicholas, N Garrett, N Jones, J Stewart, V Koberstein, D Lennon

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1: Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Wellington, New Zealand.

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