Invasive pneumococcal disease and socioeconomic deprivation: a population study from the North East of England
Author(s) -
Kaye E. Chapman,
Darrell M. Wilson,
R. Gorton
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt011
Subject(s) - pneumococcal disease , socioeconomic status , medicine , social deprivation , disease , communicable disease , environmental health , epidemiology , pneumococcal infections , affect (linguistics) , population , non communicable disease , public health , streptococcus pneumoniae , demography , biology , psychology , pathology , genetics , communication , sociology , bacteria , economics , economic growth
Some communicable diseases disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable groups. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality; however, the relationship between IPD and deprivation has not been well described.
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