Rapid response on deaths of children from meningitis and meningococcal disease
Authors: Dr C Humphreys, Dr M Evans, Dr L Price, B Heatman
Published on: 1st October 2014
- All Wales/National
Background
This rapid response on deaths of children from meningitis and meningococcal disease in Wales is undertaken for, and at the request of, Welsh Government. It seeks to describe the numbers of cases known to the Child Death Review Programme and identify key guidance/recommendations in existence for the UK that could contribute to reducing child deaths from meningitis.
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