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Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Dispatch

Effect of Geography on the Analysis of Coccidioidomycosis-Associated Deaths, United States

Jason A. Noble, Robert G. Nelson, Gudeta D. Fufaa, Paul Kang, Shira Chani Shafir, and John N. GalgianiComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (J.A. Noble, P. Kang); National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (R.G. Nelson, G.D. Fufaa); University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA (S.C. Shafir); University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA (J.N. Galgiani)

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Coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality rates, by age group, Arizona, California, and United States overall, 1990–2008. The difference in the mortality rate of the 0–4 year age group between previous study (1) and this study is attributable to a misprint in the source document.

Figure. Coccidioidomycosis-associated mortality rates, by age group, Arizona, California, and United States overall, 1990–2008. The difference in the mortality rate of the 0–4 year age group between previous study (1) and this study is attributable to a misprint in the source document.

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