Adults Are Whooping, but Are Internists Listening?. Mark S. Dworkin.
by Dworkin, Mark S; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 12Health. Publisher: Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Cough | Epidemiology | Immunization of older people | Pertussis vaccines | Public health | Whooping coughDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Although studies have shown that pertussis is responsible for approximately 20% to 30% of cases of cough lasting more than 2 weeks in adults and adolescents, physicians have generally considered pertussis a disease that affects only children. Epidemiologic trends demonstrate that the incidence of pertussis has been rising, especially in adolescents and adults." (ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE) This article examines the increase in cases of whooping cough in adolescents and adults in recent years.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Adults Are Whooping, but Are Internists Listening?, May 17, 2005; pp. 832-835.
"Although studies have shown that pertussis is responsible for approximately 20% to 30% of cases of cough lasting more than 2 weeks in adults and adolescents, physicians have generally considered pertussis a disease that affects only children. Epidemiologic trends demonstrate that the incidence of pertussis has been rising, especially in adolescents and adults." (ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE) This article examines the increase in cases of whooping cough in adolescents and adults in recent years.
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