1742Impact of Material and Social Seprivation on Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD-B) Incidence and Outcomes in the Province of Quebec, Canada
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Meningococcal Disease (IMD-B) Incidence and Outcomes in the Province of Quebec, Canada Bruce Tapiero, MD; Léna Coic, MD; Philippe Ovetchkine, MD MSc; Philippe De Wals, MD, PHD; Jean Baptiste Le Meur, MSc; Adela Barbaros, MD; Brigitte Lefebvre, PhD; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, CHU Sainte-Justine – University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada; Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, QC, Canada; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada; Infectious Diseases Division, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada; Laboratoire De Sante Publique Du Quebec, SteAnne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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تاریخ انتشار 2014