Chlamydia pneumoniae strain twar, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and viral infections in acute respiratory disease in a university student health clinic population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 248-256

  Thom, David H ^a   Grayston, Thomas ^a   Wang, San Pin ^a   Kuo, Cho Cho ^a   Altman, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchitis; Chlamydia infections; Mycoplasma; Pneumonia; Viral

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VIRUS DISEASES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0025333008     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115654     Document Type: Article

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