Endemic cholera in rural Bangladesh, 1966-1980

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1982, Pages 959-970

  Glass, Roger I ^a,b,c   Becker, Stan ^b,c   Huq, M Imdadul ^a,c   Stoll, Barbara J ^a,c   Khan, M U ^a,c   Merson, Michael H ^a,b,c,d   Lee, John V ^c,e   Black, Robert E ^a,b,c,e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Preston Hall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholera; Diarrhea; Vibrlo cholerae

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CHOLERA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0020353162     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113498     Document Type: Article

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