Modeling the Association between Pneumococcal Carriage and Child-Care Center Attendance
Open Access
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (9) , 1223-1226
- https://doi.org/10.1086/428585
Abstract
Child-care centers (CCCs) are the main venues for out-of-home care for preschool children in Western nations [1, 2]. The number of children attending such facilKeywords
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