Chronic diarrhoeal illness in US peace corps volunteers

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 217-218

  Addiss, David G ^a   Tauxe, Robert V ^a   Bernard, Kenneth W ^b  

^a Center for Infectious Diseases1 ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOLUNTEER;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; AFRICA, WESTERN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HAITI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0025217167     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/19.1.217     Document Type: Article

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