title: [A report of epidemiology investigation on 222 infants with tetanus in Pingdingshan City from 1990 to 1991].
abstract: A total of 222 in-patients with tetanus had been investigated in Ping Ding Shan City (including 4 counties) from 1990 to 1991. The incidence in 1990 was 62.8/10(5), the special incidence was 2.44/1000. But in 1991, they were 48.1/10(5) and 1.97/1000, respectively. The male-to-female ratio was 3:1. 89.64% infants came from the countryside, and 99.6% infants were delivered in an old way.
authors.affiliation: Pingdingshan Hygiene and Epidemic Prevention Station, Henan.
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health; D013742:Tetanus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control